Engineers have begun work in West Yorkshire to repair a cutting after a landslip.

Teams have been in the area since the 5th February following reports that cracks had appeared in the cutting near the railway. However, since then, the land has slipped, and teams have begun work to repair the land and reinstate trains through Baildon.

Early estimations are that the Bradford Forster Square the Ilkley line could reopen in Mid-March.

Until then, Northern are running rail replacement bus services for passengers, and affected residents are being supported by Network Rail whilst the work is completed.

Richard Owens, Infrastructure Director for Network Rail’s North and East route, said: “We know that this incident is causing disruption to passengers. We are working to reopen the line as quickly and safely as we can and I encourage passengers to check their journey before travelling for the latest information, and thank them for their patience and understanding.”

Kerry Peters, regional director for Northern, said: “All services between Bradford Forster Square and Ilkley remain suspended following the landslip near Baildon station – however, services that run via Bradford Forster Square and Leeds and Leeds and Ilkley are not affected.

“A number of rail replacement services are in operation to ensure passengers can still get to where they want to be and we would encourage customers to ‘check before they travel’ to see how their journey is affected.

“We will continue to support Network Rail in any way that we can as they continue efforts to re-open the line.”