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Engineering work is an essential part of maintaining and upgrading the rail network which we rely on every day. Find out why it's important here.
The majority of planned engineering work will take place overnight or at the weekend, but you can check our Upcoming engineering work section below to find out if you might be impacted by upcoming engineering work on our routes. The calendar shows planned engineering work impacting TransPennine Express services over the next 12 weeks.
If your journey is affected by engineering works, the calendar will show you any changes to train times, or if your service has been replaced by a rail replacement bus service.
We advise customers to always check their travel details before travelling to ensure the most up to date journey information has been received.
Live updates on information to services can be found on Journey Checker or on National Rail Enquiries.
The Transpennine Route Upgrade is a multi-billion-pound programme of railway improvements happening in the North.
For services that will be impacted by the engineering work taking place for the Transpennine Route Upgrade, please check the Upcoming engineering work section below.
For further details about what is being delivered as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), please visit the TRU Upgrade website.
A summary of upcoming engineering work affecting services on the TransPennine Express network can be found below:
On Weekends and Bank Holidays from Sunday 31 March to Sunday 2 June, TransPennine Express train services operating between North West England and Scotland via Carlisle will run to an amended timetable due to engineering work happening at various locations on the West Coast Mainline.
TransPennine Express services will not operate to or from Glasgow Central on affected dates. Customers travelling to or from Glasgow Central will need to use train or bus services operated by Avanti West Coast.
Saturdays from 30 March to 13 April 2024
There will be no TransPennine Express train services between Carlisle and Glasgow Central.
TransPennine Express train services will run between Manchester Airport/Liverpool Lime Street and Edinburgh/Carlisle.
Sunday 31 March 2024
Buses will replace train services between Preston and Carlisle.
TransPennine Express train services will run between Manchester Airport and Preston and between Carlisle and Edinburgh.
Sunday 7 April 2024
Buses will replace train services between Oxenholme and Edinburgh/Glasgow Central.
TransPennine Express train services will run between Manchester Airport/Liverpool Lime Street and Oxenholme.
Sunday 14 and 21 April 2024
Buses will replace train services between Oxenholme and Carlisle.
TransPennine Express train services will run between Manchester Airport/Liverpool Lime Street and Oxenholme and between Carlisle and Edinburgh.
Monday 22 April 2024
0612 Edinburgh to Manchester Airport will be diverted to start at Glasgow Central (0609).
A replacement bus will be provided from Edinburgh (0450) calling at Lockerbie (0700) where customers will need to change for onward connections towards Manchester Airport.
Buses will replace trains between Cleethorpes and Scunthorpe where customers will need to change for onward connections towards Sheffield, Manchester and Liverpool.
TransPennine Express train services will operate between Scunthorpe and Liverpool Lime Street.
Replacement bus journey time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Buses will replace trains between Hull and Selby where customers will need to change for onward connections towards Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool.
TransPennine Express train services will operate between Selby and Manchester Piccadilly.
Replacement bus journey time: 1 hour 6 minutes
Network Rail is carrying out major improvement works in the Ravensthorpe and Morley areas as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade. As a result, TransPennine Express will not be able to run through Dewsbury station.
Train services will be diverted on some parts of the network and may be running to an amended timetable, meaning journey times may be extended.
Further details on the changes to services can be found below. Customers are advised to plan ahead and to check before they travel.
Rail services
Liverpool Lime Street – Manchester Victoria – Newcastle
This service will be diverted between Huddersfield and Leeds, not calling at Dewsbury. It will also be running to an amended timetable.
Manchester Airport – Manchester Victoria – Saltburn
This service will start/terminate at Manchester Victoria instead of Manchester Airport and will be running on an amended timetable. It will be diverted between Huddersfield and Leeds, not calling at Dewsbury.
Manchester Piccadilly – Hull
This service will only be running between Hull and Leeds. Change at Leeds for onward travel.
Leeds – Huddersfield (local stopping service)
This service will not run.
Manchester Piccadilly – Huddersfield (local stopping service)
Peak time and evening services that normally extend through from Huddersfield to Leeds will not run.
Bus services
Manchester Airport – Stockport – Huddersfield
Hourly service. Estimated total journey time: 80 minutes.
Huddersfield – Leeds (local stopping)
Hourly service. Estimated total journey time: 89 minutes.
Huddersfield – Dewsbury – Leeds
Hourly service. Estimated total journey time: 55 minutes.
Dewsbury – Leeds (direct)
Hourly service. Estimated total journey time: 30 minutes.
Network Rail is carrying out major improvement works between Micklefield and Church Fenton as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade. As a result, TransPennine Express services will be diverted between Leeds and York from Tuesday 28 May to Friday 31 May.
Train services will be running to an amended timetable and journey times may be extended. Further details on the changes to services can be found below. Customers are advised to plan ahead and to check before they travel.
Rail services
Liverpool Lime Street – Manchester Victoria – Newcastle
This service will be diverted between Leeds and York and will be running to an amended timetable with journey times extended.
Manchester Airport – Manchester Victoria – Saltburn
This service will start/terminate at Manchester Victoria instead of Manchester Airport and will be running to an amended timetable. It will be diverted between Leeds and York, with journey times extended.
Manchester Piccadilly – Hull
Additional calls will be made at Garforth at evening peak time.
Manchester Piccadilly/Victoria – York – Scarborough
The 1630 service from Manchester Piccadilly to Scarborough will terminate at Leeds.
The 1712 service from Scarborough to Manchester Piccadilly will terminate at York and will not call at Leeds, Huddersfield, Slaithwaite, Marsden, Greenfield, Mossley, Stalybridge and Manchester Piccadilly. Because of this, the 1551 service from Saltburn to Manchester Victoria will call additionally at Slaithwaite, Marsden, Greenfield, Mossley and Stalybridge.
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Amended late night TransPennine Express service to / from Liverpool Lime Street from Monday 15 to Thursday 18 April
Locations Affected:19:11 Edinburgh to Liverpool Lime Street
22:54 Liverpool Lime Street to Huddersfield
Engineering work is taking place overnight between Manchester Victoria and Liverpool Lime Street, closing some lines.
The 19:11 Edinburgh to Liverpool Lime Street will not call at Manchester Victoria, Newton-le-Willows or Lea Green but will additionally call at Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Oxford Road.
The 22:54 Liverpool Lime Street to Huddersfield is re-timed to depart at 22:05 and will not call at Newton-le-Willows or Lea Green but will additionally call at Manchester Oxford Road.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Amended late night TransPennine Express service to / from Liverpool Lime Street from Monday 15 to Thursday 18 April
Locations Affected:19:11 Edinburgh to Liverpool Lime Street
22:54 Liverpool Lime Street to Huddersfield
Engineering work is taking place overnight between Manchester Victoria and Liverpool Lime Street, closing some lines.
The 19:11 Edinburgh to Liverpool Lime Street will not call at Manchester Victoria, Newton-le-Willows or Lea Green but will additionally call at Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Oxford Road.
The 22:54 Liverpool Lime Street to Huddersfield is re-timed to depart at 22:05 and will not call at Newton-le-Willows or Lea Green but will additionally call at Manchester Oxford Road.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Amended late night TransPennine Express service to / from Liverpool Lime Street from Monday 15 to Thursday 18 April
Locations Affected:19:11 Edinburgh to Liverpool Lime Street
22:54 Liverpool Lime Street to Huddersfield
Engineering work is taking place overnight between Manchester Victoria and Liverpool Lime Street, closing some lines.
The 19:11 Edinburgh to Liverpool Lime Street will not call at Manchester Victoria, Newton-le-Willows or Lea Green but will additionally call at Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Oxford Road.
The 22:54 Liverpool Lime Street to Huddersfield is re-timed to depart at 22:05 and will not call at Newton-le-Willows or Lea Green but will additionally call at Manchester Oxford Road.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Amended late night TransPennine Express service to / from Liverpool Lime Street from Monday 15 to Thursday 18 April
Locations Affected:19:11 Edinburgh to Liverpool Lime Street
22:54 Liverpool Lime Street to Huddersfield
Engineering work is taking place overnight between Manchester Victoria and Liverpool Lime Street, closing some lines.
The 19:11 Edinburgh to Liverpool Lime Street will not call at Manchester Victoria, Newton-le-Willows or Lea Green but will additionally call at Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Oxford Road.
The 22:54 Liverpool Lime Street to Huddersfield is re-timed to depart at 22:05 and will not call at Newton-le-Willows or Lea Green but will additionally call at Manchester Oxford Road.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Amended 23:33 Leeds to Hull service on Friday 19 April
Locations Affected:23:33 Leeds to Hull
Engineering work is taking place between Marsden and Mirfield, closing all lines.
The 23:33 Leeds to Hull will not run.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Buses replace trains to / from Hull on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April
Locations Affected:Hull Trains between London Kings Cross and Hull
Northern between Scarborough / Bridlington / York / Halifax / Sheffield / Doncaster and Hull
TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street / Manchester Victoria / Manchester Piccadilly / Huddersfield / Leeds and Hull
Engineering work is taking place between Hessle and Hull, closing all lines.
Hull Trains:
Buses will replace trains between Brough and Hull
Northern:
Replacement buses will operate between Selby / Goole / Beverley and Hull.
TransPennine Express:
Replacement buses will operate between Selby and Hull.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
Buses replace trains between Scunthorpe and Cleethorpes on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April
Locations Affected:TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street and Cleethorpes
Engineering work is taking place between Scunthorpe and Cleethorpes, closing all lines.
Buses replace trains between Scunthorpe and Cleethorpes.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
Amended service to / from Glasgow Central on Sunday 21 April
Locations Affected:Avanti West Coast between London Euston / Birmingham New Street and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh
CrossCountry between Plymouth and Glasgow Central / Aberdeen
LNER between London Kings Cross and Glasgow Central
ScotRail to / from Glasgow Central
TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street / Manchester Airport / Manchester Piccadilly and Glasgow Central
Engineering work is taking place between Glasgow Central and Motherwell, closing some lines.
Avanti West Coast:
There will be a reduced service in operation between Glasgow Central and Carlisle via Mount Florida, and between Edinburgh and Carlisle.
CrossCountry:
A replacement bus service will operate between Motherwell and Edinburgh.
LNER:
The 16:30 London Kings Cross to Glasgow Central service will terminate at Edinburgh.
TransPennine Express:
Services will not run between Carlisle and Glasgow Central.
ScotRail:
Buses will replace trains between Lanark and Glasgow Central.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner.
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
No trains between Lancaster / Oxenholme Lake District and Carlisle on Sunday 21 April
Locations Affected:Avanti West Coast between London Euston / Birmingham New Street and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh
TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street / Manchester stations and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh
Engineering work is taking place between Oxenholme Lake District and Carlisle, closing all lines.
Avanti West Coast:
Trains from London / Birmingham / Crewe will be amended to terminate at Preston / Lancaster / Oxenholme Lake District. Trains will run to an amended timetable between Carlisle and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh.
Replacement buses will run between Preston and Carlisle.
For Lancaster / Oxenholme, you should use Northern / TransPennine Express services.
TransPennine Express:
Saturday:
Trains will run between Manchester Airport and Carlisle only. For Glasgow Central, you should use Avanti West Coast services.
Sunday:
Trains will run between Manchester Airport / Preston and Oxenholme for Lake District, and between Carlisle and Edinburgh.
Replacement buses will run between Oxenholme for Lake District and Carlisle.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
Buses replace trains to / from Hull on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April
Locations Affected:Hull Trains between London Kings Cross and Hull
Northern between Scarborough / Bridlington / York / Halifax / Sheffield / Doncaster and Hull
TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street / Manchester Victoria / Manchester Piccadilly / Huddersfield / Leeds and Hull
Engineering work is taking place between Hessle and Hull, closing all lines.
Hull Trains:
Buses will replace trains between Brough and Hull
Northern:
Replacement buses will operate between Selby / Goole / Beverley and Hull.
TransPennine Express:
Replacement buses will operate between Selby and Hull.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
Buses replace trains between Scunthorpe and Cleethorpes on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April
Locations Affected:TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street and Cleethorpes
Engineering work is taking place between Scunthorpe and Cleethorpes, closing all lines.
Buses replace trains between Scunthorpe and Cleethorpes.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
Amended 04:59 Hull to Leeds service on Monday 22 April
Locations Affected:TransPennine Express between Hull and Leeds
Engineering work is taking place between Selby and Hull, closing all lines early on Monday morning.
As a result, the 04:59 Hull to Leeds service will not run. You should travel by alternative services.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Amended 04:22 Glasgow Central to Manchester Airport service on Monday 22 April
Locations Affected:TransPennine Express between Glasgow Central and Manchester Airport
Engineering work is taking place between Glasgow Central and Carlisle, closing all lines early on Monday morning.
As a result, the 04:22 Glasgow Central to Carlisle service will start from Carlisle at 06:22.
A replacement bus will run from Glasgow Central to Carlisle, connecting with the train.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
Buses replace late night TransPennine Express trains to / from Thirsk on Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 April
Locations Affected:TransPennine Express between Saltburn and York / Manchester Victoria
Engineering work is taking place between York and Northallerton, closing some lines.
As a result, the following trains will not call at Thirsk:
Replacement buses will run between Northallerton and York.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
Buses replace late night TransPennine Express trains to / from Thirsk on Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 April
Locations Affected:TransPennine Express between Saltburn and York / Manchester Victoria
Engineering work is taking place between York and Northallerton, closing some lines.
As a result, the following trains will not call at Thirsk:
Replacement buses will run between Northallerton and York.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
Buses replace trains between Sheffield and New Mills Central from Saturday 27 April to Wednesday 1 May
Locations Affected:East Midlands Railway between Nottingham and Liverpool Lime Street
Northern between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly
TransPennine Express between Cleethorpes / Sheffield and Liverpool Lime Street
Engineering work is taking place between Bamford and New Mills Central, closing all lines.
East Midlands Railway:
Trains between Norwich and Liverpool Lime Street will only run between Norwich and Sheffield.
Rail replacement buses will run betweeen Sheffield and Stockport.
You should use alternative rail services between Stockport, Manchester and Liverpool Lime Street.
Northern:
Trains between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly will start / terminate at New Mills Central.
Rail replacement buses will run between:
TransPennine Express:
Train services will operate between:
Cleethorpes and Doncaster (extending to Sheffield on Saturday and Sunday)
Manchester Oxford Road and Liverpool Lime Street.
Rail replacement buses will run between Sheffield and Manchester.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
No service between Oxenholme and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh on Sunday 28 April
Locations Affected:Avanti West Coast between London Euston / Birmingham New Street / Crewe and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh
TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street / Manchester Airport / Preston and Carlisle / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh
Engineering work is taking place between Carlisle and Lockerbie, closing all lines.
Avanti West Coast:
Sunday:
No service will operate between Oxenholme and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh.
An hourly service will operate between London Euston and Preston via the Trent Valley, calling at Crewe. A limited number of these will extend to / from Lancaster.
Rail replacement buses will run between:
Monday morning:
TransPennine Express:
Buses will replace trains between:
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
Buses replace trains between Sheffield and New Mills Central from Saturday 27 April to Wednesday 1 May
Locations Affected:East Midlands Railway between Nottingham and Liverpool Lime Street
Northern between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly
TransPennine Express between Cleethorpes / Sheffield and Liverpool Lime Street
Engineering work is taking place between Bamford and New Mills Central, closing all lines.
East Midlands Railway:
Trains between Norwich and Liverpool Lime Street will only run between Norwich and Sheffield.
Rail replacement buses will run betweeen Sheffield and Stockport.
You should use alternative rail services between Stockport, Manchester and Liverpool Lime Street.
Northern:
Trains between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly will start / terminate at New Mills Central.
Rail replacement buses will run between:
TransPennine Express:
Train services will operate between:
Cleethorpes and Doncaster (extending to Sheffield on Saturday and Sunday)
Manchester Oxford Road and Liverpool Lime Street.
Rail replacement buses will run between Sheffield and Manchester.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
Buses replace late night / early morning trains to / from Manchester Airport from Monday 29 April to Friday 3 May
Locations Affected:Northern between Manchester Airport and Manchester Piccadilly / Blackpool North / Crewe / Liverpool Lime Street
TransPennine Express between Manchester Airport and York / Scarborough / Edinburgh
Engineering work is taking place between Wilmslow and Manchester Piccadilly, closing all lines.
Northern:
Monday to Thursday:
Tuesday to Friday:
TransPennine Express:
Monday to Thursday:
Tuesday to Friday:
Rail replacement buses will run between Manchester Airport and Manchester stations.
Check before you travel:
If you are travelling with Northern, you can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
Buses replace TransPennine Express trains between Huddersfield and Leeds from Monday 29 April to Friday 3 May
Locations Affected:TransPennine Express between
Engineering work is taking place between Huddersfield and Leeds, closing all lines.
Trains will operate as follows:
Rail replacement buses will run between:
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
No service between Oxenholme and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh on Sunday 28 April
Locations Affected:Avanti West Coast between London Euston / Birmingham New Street / Crewe and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh
TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street / Manchester Airport / Preston and Carlisle / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh
Engineering work is taking place between Carlisle and Lockerbie, closing all lines.
Avanti West Coast:
Sunday:
No service will operate between Oxenholme and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh.
An hourly service will operate between London Euston and Preston via the Trent Valley, calling at Crewe. A limited number of these will extend to / from Lancaster.
Rail replacement buses will run between:
Monday morning:
TransPennine Express:
Buses will replace trains between:
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
Buses replace trains between Sheffield and New Mills Central from Saturday 27 April to Wednesday 1 May
Locations Affected:East Midlands Railway between Nottingham and Liverpool Lime Street
Northern between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly
TransPennine Express between Cleethorpes / Sheffield and Liverpool Lime Street
Engineering work is taking place between Bamford and New Mills Central, closing all lines.
East Midlands Railway:
Trains between Norwich and Liverpool Lime Street will only run between Norwich and Sheffield.
Rail replacement buses will run betweeen Sheffield and Stockport.
You should use alternative rail services between Stockport, Manchester and Liverpool Lime Street.
Northern:
Trains between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly will start / terminate at New Mills Central.
Rail replacement buses will run between:
TransPennine Express:
Train services will operate between:
Cleethorpes and Doncaster (extending to Sheffield on Saturday and Sunday)
Manchester Oxford Road and Liverpool Lime Street.
Rail replacement buses will run between Sheffield and Manchester.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
Buses replace late night / early morning trains to / from Manchester Airport from Monday 29 April to Friday 3 May
Locations Affected:Northern between Manchester Airport and Manchester Piccadilly / Blackpool North / Crewe / Liverpool Lime Street
TransPennine Express between Manchester Airport and York / Scarborough / Edinburgh
Engineering work is taking place between Wilmslow and Manchester Piccadilly, closing all lines.
Northern:
Monday to Thursday:
Tuesday to Friday:
TransPennine Express:
Monday to Thursday:
Tuesday to Friday:
Rail replacement buses will run between Manchester Airport and Manchester stations.
Check before you travel:
If you are travelling with Northern, you can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
Buses replace TransPennine Express trains between Huddersfield and Leeds from Monday 29 April to Friday 3 May
Locations Affected:TransPennine Express between
Engineering work is taking place between Huddersfield and Leeds, closing all lines.
Trains will operate as follows:
Rail replacement buses will run between:
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
Buses replace trains between Sheffield and New Mills Central from Saturday 27 April to Wednesday 1 May
Locations Affected:East Midlands Railway between Nottingham and Liverpool Lime Street
Northern between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly
TransPennine Express between Cleethorpes / Sheffield and Liverpool Lime Street
Engineering work is taking place between Bamford and New Mills Central, closing all lines.
East Midlands Railway:
Trains between Norwich and Liverpool Lime Street will only run between Norwich and Sheffield.
Rail replacement buses will run betweeen Sheffield and Stockport.
You should use alternative rail services between Stockport, Manchester and Liverpool Lime Street.
Northern:
Trains between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly will start / terminate at New Mills Central.
Rail replacement buses will run between:
TransPennine Express:
Train services will operate between:
Cleethorpes and Doncaster (extending to Sheffield on Saturday and Sunday)
Manchester Oxford Road and Liverpool Lime Street.
Rail replacement buses will run between Sheffield and Manchester.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement Bus Travel Advice:
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page.Â
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.Â
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
TransPennine Express operates a regular service which connects Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Oxford Road and Manchester Victoria in both directions but this may not always be available due to service disruption or planned engineering work which is essential to maintaining the railway.
Please allow plenty of time to travel and make connections onto train services at other stations.
If a direct train service isn’t available, there are other options you can choose to travel between the major stations in Manchester city centre:
Free bus - more information here
These bus services are free of charge and no ticket is required.
Metrolink - more information here
A separate ticket for Metrolink trams is required unless your ticket destination reads “Manchester CTLZ” or your train journey is wholly within Greater Manchester and requires connections between Manchester Stations, including between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Victoria (this does not include advance tickets).
Walking - more information here
It is possible to travel between the major Manchester stations on foot.
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