Friday 14 Jun 2024
Travel advice during Huddersfield to Leeds weekday rail upgrades
- Region & Route:
- Eastern
Changes to weekday services between Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Leeds will be in place from Monday 24 June to Saturday 20 July as Transpennine Route Upgrade completes major upgrades.
Weekend services remain unaffected but passengers are urged to plan ahead if travelling between Huddersfield and Leeds during the week.
The upgrades include track renewals, environmental and ground surveys, drainage, signal verifications and construction work.
Passengers will be kept on the move via diversionary routes and rail replacement bus services, and are encouraged to check nationalrail.co.uk to plan their journey.
The work is part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade, a programme of rail upgrades between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York.
Notes to Editors
TransPennine Express train services between Huddersfield and Leeds will be diverted and will not call at Dewsbury. The Saltburn to Manchester Airport service will start/terminate at Manchester Victoria instead of Manchester Airport.
Additionally, peak-time and evening local services between Manchester Piccadilly and Leeds will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Huddersfield only; and services between Manchester Piccadilly and Hull will only run between Leeds and Hull.
Direct rail replacement buses will run between Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Leeds, while all-stations rail replacement buses will run between Huddersfield and Leeds calling at Deighton, Mirfield, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury, Batley, Morley and Cottingley.
Rail replacement buses will run between Manchester Airport and Huddersfield, calling at Stockport.
Northern train services between Wigan and Leeds will be diverted via Halifax and Bradford Interchange, and will not call at Brighouse, Mirfield, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury, Batley or Morley.
Rail replacement buses will run between Halifax and Leeds, calling at Brighouse, Mirfield, Dewsbury, Batley and Morley.
Contact information
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