Operator: East Midlands Railway
Routes affected:East Midlands Railway between Norwich / Nottingham and Liverpool Lime Street
Northern between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly
TransPennine Express between Cleethorpes and Liverpool Lime Street
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Engineering work is taking place between Hathersage and Chinley, closing some lines.
East Midlands Railway:
Rail replacement buses will operate between Chesterfield and Manchester Piccadilly.
Northern:
Train services between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly will only run between Chinley and Manchester Piccadilly.
Rail replacement buses will operate between Sheffield and Chinley.
Edale will be served by a minibus shuttle service from / to Hope (Derbyshire).
TransPennine Express:
TransPennine Express services that normally run between Cleethorpes and Liverpool Lime Street will operate to an amended timetable as follows:
- between Cleethorpes and Doncaster
- between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly (running via an alternative route, additionally calling at Wakefield Kirkgate, Mirfield, Huddersfield, Slaithwaite, Marsden, Greenfield, Mossley and Stalybridge)
- between Manchester Oxford Road and Liverpool Lime Street
Customers travelling between Doncaster and Sheffield should use other train operators.
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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