Upcoming TRU works and service changes between Huddersfield - Leeds (April to June)

As part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), essential works will take place in May and June, with temporary changes to weekday and weekend rail services between Huddersfield and Leeds. Additionally, no train services will run through Huddersfield on weekends during April.

We are sharing this update to give you advance notice of the upcoming work and to explain the measures being taken to minimise disruption and keep customers on the move. We understand that extended railway closures are never convenient, and we thank the community for their patience and support as these important upgrades are carried out.

We would be grateful for your support in sharing this information through your local communication channels.

Planned upgrades

The following work is planned along the route as part of essential railway upgrades:

Huddersfield: Station canopy restoration work and strengthening work to Huddersfield viaduct

Deighton: Whitacre Street bridge and ongoing station work

Bradley Junction: Track and drainage renewals

Dewsbury: Station improvements and track renewals

Batley: Station improvements, track renewals and reconstruction of Jack Lane bridge

Morley: Overhead line equipment installation and drainage renewals

Cottingley: Track renewals

Across the Route: Signalling upgrades and testing

April

Weekends: No trains will call at Huddersfield or Slaithwaite and services between Manchester and Leeds will be diverted via Hebden Bridge. An amended timetable will be in operation:

• Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 April

• Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 April

• Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 April

• Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 April

May

Weekends: No trains will call at Huddersfield or Slaithwaite and services between Manchester and Leeds will be diverted via Hebden Bridge. An amended timetable will be 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 will depart Huddersfield towards Dewsbury and Leeds. Amended timetables and rail replacement buses will be in operation between Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Leeds:

• Sunday 24 May

• Saturday 30 & Sunday 31 May

Weekdays: No trains will depart Huddersfield towards Dewsbury and Leeds. Amended timetables and rail replacement buses will be in operation between Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Leeds:

• Monday 4 to Friday 8 May

• Monday 11 to Friday 15 May

• Monday 18 to Friday 22 May

June

Weekends: No trains will depart Huddersfield towards Dewsbury and Leeds. Amended timetables and rail replacement buses will be in operation between Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Leeds:

• Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 June

• Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 June

• Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 June

Weekdays: No trains will run through Dewsbury and 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

Brighouse Station car park closure

During this period, Brighouse Station will be used as a rail-bus interchange for passengers travelling to or from Huddersfield. To support this, the station has been upgraded with widened platforms, new signage, platform markings, car park improvements, and an accessible toilet pod.

The car park will be closed from Thursday 30 April until Tuesday 26 May to allow bus replacement services to operate.