Northern Status | Buses replace trains between Leeds and Halifax via Dewsbury / Brighouse from Monday 26 to Friday 30 May





Updated at: 12-Mar-2025 11:48:53: AM

Operator:  Northern

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Routes affected:

Northern between Wigan Wallgate / Manchester Victoria and Leeds

All TransPennine Express services via Manchester Airport

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Description of Incident

Engineering work is taking place between Dewsbury and Deighton, closing all lines.

Northern:

Buses will replace trains between Leeds and Halifax via Dewsbury / Brighouse.

TransPennine Express:

Trains will not run via Dewsbury.

An amended train service will run between:

  • Leeds and Hull
  • York and Scarborough
  • Manchester Victoria and Redcar Central via Stalybridge (calling at Stalybridge towards Manchester only)
  • Manchester Piccadilly to York via Wakefield Kirkgate
  • Liverpool Lime Street to Newcastle (calling additionally at Lea Green, Stalybridge (towards Newcastle only) and Northallerton (every 2 hours)

Between approximately 23:30 and 05:45 each night, a reduced service will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport.

Replacement buses will run between:

  • Huddersfield and Leeds
  • Dewsbury and Leeds
  • Huddersfield and Brighouse
  • Manchester Airport and Huddersfield

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 our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

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This page created on: 03-Mar-2025 12:07:34: PM

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