Friday 15 Jun 2018
Passengers in Yorkshire urged to check before they travel as work takes place to the railway
- Region & Route:
- | Eastern
Network Rail is urging passengers travelling between Yorkshire and Huddersfield, Stalybridge and Manchester to check before they travel as work takes place to the railway.
On Saturday, 16 and Sunday, 17 June, Network Rail engineers will be working round the clock to carry out work to Standedge Aqueduct in Marsden, which includes dismantling the bridge deck of the Grade II listed aqueduct and installing a temporary structure. A new bridge deck will be installed at a later date.
Due to the nature of the work, fewer services are able to run and diversionary routes are in place, as well as some bus replacement services.
Passengers using the route over the weekend are strongly advised to plan their journey, allow additional time and to check before they travel with their train operator or via National Rail Enquiries.
Rob McIntosh, Route Managing Director at Network Rail, said: “The work we are carrying out over the weekend will impact on services and we'd like to apologise for any disruption and inconvenience which this causes. We'd like to thank passengers for their patience whilst this work is carried out.
"Network Rail engineers will dismantle the bridge deck on the historic Grade II listed structure and will install a new temporary structure. Once the upgrade is complete, passengers will benefit from a more modern railway.
"We'd strongly advise passengers to allow additional time for their journey and to check before they travel."
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Notes to Editors
Detailed train information:
- There will be two TransPennine Express services each hour between Manchester and Leeds, one of which will call at Huddersfield.
- There is a bus replacement service for those travelling between Huddersfield and Stalybridge only.
- There is a bus replacement service from Manchester Piccadilly to Stalybridge and onto Huddersfield via Greenfield
Contact information
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