TRAVEL: Train Service Changes and Disruptions
Colleagues are advised that major rail improvements between Huddersfield and Leeds will take place from April to June as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade. This work includes station enhancements, track renewals, bridge reconstruction and signalling improvements.
As a result, there will be significant disruption to services, including line closures, diversions and replacement buses.
April - Weekends:
No trains will call at Huddersfield or Slaithwaite. Services between Manchester and Leeds will be diverted via Hebden Bridge. Amended timetables in operation:
- Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 April
- Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 April
May Weekends:
No trains will call at Huddersfield or Slaithwaite. Services diverted via Hebden Bridge. Amended timetables in operation:
- Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 May
- Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 May
- Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 May
- Saturday 23 May
- Monday 25 May (Bank Holiday)
No trains departing Huddersfield towards Dewsbury and Leeds (replacement buses and amended timetables in operation):
- Sunday 24 May
- Saturday 30 & Sunday 31 May
May - Weekdays
No trains departing Huddersfield towards Dewsbury and Leeds. Services diverted via Hebden Bridge. Amended timetables in operation:
- Monday 4 to Friday 8 May
- Monday 11 to Friday 15 May
- Monday 18 to Friday 22 May
June - Weekends
No trains departing Huddersfield towards Dewsbury and Leeds. Replacement buses and amended timetables in operation:
- Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 June
- Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 June
- Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 June
June - Weekdays
No trains will run through Dewsbury. Services between Huddersfield and Leeds will be diverted via Wakefield Kirkgate:
- Monday 1 to Friday 5 June
- Monday 8 to Friday 12 June
- Monday 15 to Friday 19 June
- Monday 22 to Friday 26 June
What staff need to know
- Journeys between Huddersfield, Leeds and Manchester will be affected across multiple dates.
- Replacement buses and longer journey times should be expected.
- Staff are encouraged to plan ahead and check journeys before travelling.
For the latest updates and travel information, please visit National Rail.