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We’re transforming journeys across the North, better connecting towns and cities through more frequent, faster trains, running on a cleaner, greener and more reliable railway.

TRU will bring passengers:

• More trains to choose from and more seats. Our improvements will enable more trains to run between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York with up to six fast services every hour between Leeds and Manchester and up to two stopping services for local connectivity.
• Faster journeys so you can travel to your favourite towns and cities more quickly. Our fastest journey times are forecast to be 63-66 minutes between Manchester and York and 41-42 minutes between Manchester and Leeds.
• More reliable journeys with trains that run on-time
• Better stations across the Transpennine route, bringing passengers a better travel experience through improved, more accessible stations
• Greener travel, reducing our carbon footprint and improving air quality. Our plans aim to save up to 87,000 tonnes of carbon emissions each year – supporting the government’s Net Zero objectives. We’re also developing a proposal to move more goods by rail (up to 15 more freight trains each day.)
• Together, these freight trains are expected to remove over 1,000 lorries off the road each day

On Saturday 3 and Sunday 4, Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 September, train services will be affected as follows:

Services between Liverpool and Newcastle

• These journeys will be diverted between Manchester and Leeds via the Calder Valley route and will not call at Huddersfield.
• An extra stop will be made at Brighouse.

Services between Manchester Airport and Redcar Central

• These journeys will start/finish at Manchester Victoria and will not call at Manchester Airport, Gatley, Manchester Piccadilly or Manchester Oxford Road.
• These journeys will be diverted between Manchester and Leeds via the Calder Valley route and will not call at Huddersfield.

• An hourly rail replacement bus service will run between Manchester Airport and Huddersfield, calling at Stockport.
• A non-stop rail replacement shuttle bus service will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Huddersfield.
• The frequent Free Bus 2 service runs between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Victoria.

Local services between Manchester Piccadilly and Huddersfield

• These journeys will not run.
• A rail replacement bus service will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Huddersfield, calling at Stalybridge, Mossley, Greenfield, Marsden and Slaithwaite Stations.
• A shuttle bus will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Stalybridge.
• A shuttle bus will also run between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge, calling at Ashton-under-Lyne.

Services between Manchester Piccadilly and Hull

• These journeys will only run between Huddersfield, Leeds and Hull. They will not call at Manchester Piccadilly or Stalybridge.
• A rail replacement bus service will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Huddersfield, calling at Stalybridge, Mossley, Greenfield, Marsden and Slaithwaite Stations.
• A shuttle bus will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Stalybridge.
• A shuttle bus will also run between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge, calling at Ashton-under-Lyne.