Network Rail is warning passengers of disruption from 17 until 25 June, as major work for the TransPennine Route Upgrade (TRU) takes place at Morley station in Leeds.

This follows disruption for TRU work in May and in February.

TRU will be carrying out nine days of upgrade work at Morley, which will affect passengers travelling along the rail line between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York. Network Rail is urging passengers to plan their journeys in advance.

Engineers will begin to demolish Morley station’s old platforms and build new ones.

They will realign tracks and activate a track turn-back, which lets trains turn around, and calibrate the control of signals to Network Rail’s rail operating centre in York.

The most significant impact on train services will be over the first two days of the upgrades (17-18 June).

Engineers will be completing additional work in Huddersfield, which will affect the route that would otherwise be used to divert trains.

During this time, passenger trains will be unable to run between Huddersfield and Leeds and buses will replace all train services.

For the remainder of the nine-day works, passengers will be able to reach their destination via railway diversionary routes and/or rail replacement buses.

Passengers can view full details of the work and the alternative travel arrangements here.

Sarah Thompson, Sponsor on TRU said: “We’re really excited to start the next phase of upgrades at Morley which take us one step closer to a fully accessible station.

“However, for us to safely complete these upgrades, we do need to stop trains from running via their usual route, so I’d urge anybody travelling between 17-25 June to check ahead and plan their journey”. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank customers for their patience and understanding while the work takes place”.

Chris Nutton, Major Projects Director for TransPennine Express said: “As major upgrade work takes place for Morley station, there will some service alterations for TransPennine Express services. Customers are advised to allow for additional time to travel and to check carefully for the latest service alterations before they travel on our website (www.tpexpress.co.uk/travel-updates/changes-to-train-times).

“Updates will also be available on our social media channels. In addition, extra support will be available for customers from Customer Delivery Managers who will be on hand to assist customers with their journeys.”