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Wednesday 22 May 2024

Rail travel advice with heavy rain forecast across the North and East

Region & Route:

Eastern

| Eastern: North & East

Speed restrictions will be in place today (22 May) along Network Rail’s North and East route to keep passengers safe and services running smoothly following heavy rainfall.

Passengers are being advised to check before they travel and to allow extra time for their journeys along the North and East route today as there are planned speed restrictions on some sections of the following lines:

• Newcastle – MetroCentre
• Calder Valley – Bradford Interchange
• Sowerby Bridge
• Bramley – Bradford
• Ilkley – Leeds

Network Rail engineers are working around the clock to monitor the lines and keep passengers on the move.

Expert teams are also constantly reviewing the situation and will remove the speed restrictions as soon as possible.

Karen Duffy, operations director for Network Rail’s North and East route, said: “The safety of our passengers and colleagues is our top priority and this is why we need to put speed restrictions in place.

“Our teams are working hard to monitor the sites and to keep people moving as much as possible.

“We are urging customers to check before they travel with National Rail Enquiries or via your train operator to see if your journey could be impacted.”

Passengers are advised to check www.nationalrail.co.uk before they set out on their journey.

For more information on how Network Rail keeps the railway running during bad weather you can visit: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/looking-after-the-railway/responding-to-weather-impacts-on-the-railway/