Network Rail is advising passengers of disruption to rail services through Huddersfield over four August weekends, as work takes place along the TransPennine route.

Some trains will be diverted, and others replaced by buses, on every August weekend except for the public holiday weekend 25-26 August.

Network Rail is urging passengers to check their journeys ahead of time at the National Rail website.

Engineers will be working night and day, rewiring cables, renewing tracks, install scaffolding to facilitate refurbishment of Huddersfield station roof canopy, and finishing work on several bridges between Deighton and Mirfield station.

There have been several phases of the work in this area, including around Easter this year.

The work is part of the TransPennine Route Upgrade (TRU), which aims to make train services between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York more reliable, faster and more environmentally-friendly.

Details of disruption

Services will be affected on these Saturdays and Sundays during weekends in August (excluding the bank holiday)

• 3-4 August
• 10-11 August
• 17-18 August
• 31 August – 1 September

TransPennine Express rail service

• Liverpool Lime Street – Manchester Victoria – Newcastle services will divert between Manchester Victoria and Dewsbury, not calling at Stalybridge or Huddersfield but calling additionally at Brighouse.
• Manchester Airport – Manchester Victoria – Saltburn services will start and terminate at Manchester Victoria instead of Manchester Airport. It will divert between Manchester Victoria and Dewsbury, not calling at Huddersfield but calling additionally at Brighouse. On Saturdays only, this service will also call at Ravensthorpe and Cottingley.
• Manchester Piccadilly – Hull services will only run between Hull and Leeds.
• Manchester Piccadilly – Huddersfield (local stopping service) will only run between Manchester Piccadilly and Marsden.
• Manchester Piccadilly – Huddersfield – Wakefield Kirkgate – York (limited service, Saturdays only) will only run between Manchester Piccadilly and Marsden.
• Leeds – Huddersfield (local stopping service) will not run. Passengers travelling from Mirfield, Batley and Morley should use Northern services between Wigan Wallgate – Leeds on Saturdays only.

Buses will replace TransPennine Express services as follows:

• Manchester Piccadilly – Huddersfield (direct). Up to every 20 minutes.
• Manchester Airport – Stockport – Huddersfield. Hourly service.
• Huddersfield – Slaithwaite – Marsden. Hourly service.
• Huddersfield – Brighouse (extending to Halifax every hour). Every 30 minutes.
• Huddersfield – Deighton – Mirfield (Saturday only). Hourly service.
• Huddersfield – Leeds (local stopping – Sunday only). Hourly service.
• Huddersfield – Wakefield Kirkgate – Castleford – York (Saturdays only). Limited service.

Northern rail service

• The Sheffield – Huddersfield service will terminate at Lockwood instead of Huddersfield, with rail replacement running between Lockwood – Huddersfield.
• The Huddersfield – Bradford Interchange service won’t run. TPE are running an hourly bus between Huddersfield – Brighouse – Halifax.

“The work done over these four weekends forms an essential part of the transformation Huddersfield railway station will undergo as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade, which will see the iconic roof restored to its former glory and the station upgraded to the benefit of all of our customers.

“To accommodate this work, the station will be closed on weekends between Saturday 3 August and Sunday 1 September, excluding the bank holiday weekend. To keep you on the move, there will be some changes to our services, including diversions on some routes and rail replacement buses on others.

“We advise customers to check carefully before travelling. We’ll have extra staff on hand at key stations to help people who are travelling on the weekends affected by this work. We’d like to thank our customers in advance for their patience.”

Chris Nutton, Major Projects and TRU Director at TransPennine Express