Passengers are being urged to check before they travel from Monday 19 to Friday 23 February, as engineering work will impact rail services between Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Leeds.<\/p>\n
The upgrades being carried out are part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), a multi-billion-pound programme of railway upgrades that will enable faster, more reliable, greener services for customers travelling across the Pennines.<\/p>\n
Track drainage and platform work will be carried out in the Morley area, whilst in Dewsbury engineers will be working on replacing and enhancing telecommunications networks to enable future signalling system improvements.<\/p>\n
Jonathan Hepton, Sponsor on the Transpennine Route Upgrade, said:\u00a0\u201cThe TRU team will be working around the clock to carry out these essential works, as we focus on upgrades on the railway at Morley and other locations in the Batley and Dewsbury areas.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019d like to thank passengers for their patience and understanding as these upgrades are delivered and would like to remind them to check before they travel.\u201d<\/p>\n
For these vital upgrades to be facilitated, train services will be re-routed and will not call at all stations. TransPennine Express and Northern will keep passengers on the move via diversionary routes and rail replacement buses.<\/p>\n
Chris Nutton, Major Projects Director at TransPennine Express, said:\u00a0\u201cThe work around Morley and Dewsbury is essential for the delivery of more reliable services for our customers, as well as the delivery of the upgraded Morley station.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will be running an amended timetable on our North route while these improvement works are being carried out, diverting trains between Huddersfield and Leeds. Rail replacement buses will also be in place to keep customers on the move for more local journeys.<\/strong>\u00a0We\u2019d like to advise customers to check before they travel.\u201d<\/p>\n Additionally, on 17\/18 and 24\/25 February, engineers will be completing upgrades around Huddersfield \u2013 customers are advised to plan their journey ahead of time if travelling by train during these periods.<\/p>\n These upgrades bring us one step closer to a better railway serving the new Morley station and at other locations in the Dewsbury and Batley area, with wider benefits across the entire Transpennine Route to create a cleaner, greener, and more reliable railway that will bring improved connectivity and travel experiences to passengers travelling between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York.<\/p>\n Changes to Services during Mon 19 Feb to Friday 23 Feb: Northern: Photo credit: Network Rail<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Passengers are being urged to check before they travel from Monday 19 to Friday 23 February, as engineering work will impact rail services between Huddersfield, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":8785,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[7,11],"class_list":["post-8784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rail-news","tag-transport","tag-usa"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
TransPennine Express:
\u2022 Services between Huddersfield \u2013 Leeds will be diverted and will not run through Dewsbury.
\u2022 Rail replacement bus services will replace services between Huddersfield \u2013 Dewsbury \u2013 Leeds.
\u2022 Services from Hull will start\/terminate at Leeds.
\u2022 Services from Saltburn to Manchester Airport will start\/terminate at Manchester Victoria.
\u2022 Rail replacement buses will operate between Huddersfield \u2013 Manchester Airport via Stockport<\/p>\n
\u2022 Services between Leeds \u2013 Wigan via Brighouse
will be diverted and will not run through Dewsbury.
\u2022 Rail replacement bus services will run between
Halifax \u2013 Brighouse \u2013 Dewsbury \u2013 Leeds<\/p>\n