Huddersfield train station closure

I've just received this email. I apologise if it's common knowledge, but I'm sure someone will find it useful.




Upcoming - Huddersfield station closed for major improvement works

We know Huddersfield station is a key part of your regular journeys, so we wanted to let you know about some upcoming changes that may affect your travel.

From Saturday 30 August to Sunday 28 September, Huddersfield station will be closed to all trains as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) – a major programme to improve rail services across the North.

This is a significant closure that will affect all journeys to and from Huddersfield during this time. Rail replacement buses and diverted train services will be running across the region.

You can find full details on our website.

What this means for you:

• No trains at Huddersfield station throughout the closure period.
• TransPennine Express services will divert via the Calder Valley line, which runs between West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester. This route includes key stations such as Mills Hill, Castleton, Rochdale, Smithy Bridge, Littleborough, Walsden, Todmorden, Hebden Bridge, Mytholmroyd, and Sowerby Bridge. You may still be able to travel by train for all or part of your journey.
• To help keep you on the train where possible, some services will terminate at different stations, with onward travel provided by rail replacement buses.
• Your journey may take longer than usual.

Click here to view the Service Map

Summary of changes to Northern services:

• Huddersfield to Brighouse: There will be rail replacement buses every 15 minutes.

• Huddersfield to Bradford Interchange (local stopping): These trains will not run. Rail replacement buses will run between Huddersfield and Brighouse every 15 minutes to connect with trains, including to Bradford Interchange.

• Huddersfield to Leeds (local stopping): These trains will not run from Huddersfield. Rail replacement buses will run between Huddersfield and Brighouse every 15 minutes to connect with trains.

• During the closure an additional Monday to Saturday service will run from Leeds to Bradford Interchange calling at Cottingley, Morley, Batley, Dewsbury, Ravensthorpe, Mirfield, Brighouse, Halifax and Low Moor. On Sundays they run from Leeds to Halifax only, along the same route.

• Huddersfield to Sheffield: There are some part-closures on this route, with different timings.

- 30 August to 7 September, and on 27 and 28 September: Trains will operate between Penistone and Sheffield only. A replacement bus will run between Huddersfield and Penistone, calling at all stations, to connect with train services to Sheffield. Additionally, a replacement bus will operate non-stop between Huddersfield and Barnsley.
- 8 to 26 September: Trains will operate between Berry Brow and Sheffield only and departure times will change. A replacement bus will run between Huddersfield and Berry Brow, calling at Lockwood, to connect with train services to Sheffield.


Please plan ahead and check before you travel using the National Rail journey planner.

When Huddersfield station reopens:

• Work at Huddersfield will continue until January 2027.
• During this time, the station will operate with fewer platforms, so there will be changes to the timetable for services that usually start or end at Huddersfield.
• Local stopping services between Huddersfield and Leeds or Bradford will also be affected.

You can find full details on our website.

Need help while travelling?

We know this is a significant change, and we’re here to support you throughout:

• Conductors will be on hand to assist you as they walk through the train, please ask them if you need help.
• Staff will also be on hand at key stations to guide you.
• Assisted travel bookings will still be supported as usual.
• Green signage will clearly mark all rail replacement bus stops.

Click here for Huddersfield Station information, including rail replacement bus pick-up/drop-off points.

Find out more about our assisted travel service and bookings.

Why it’s happening:

This work is part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade – a once-in-a-generation investment to deliver better train travel across the North, especially between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York.

Huddersfield is one of the key stations that will benefit from the upgrade. During this closure, engineers will complete a major programme of work, including:

• Reconstructing and extending platforms to support longer trains.
• Strengthening the Huddersfield viaduct.
• Upgrading track and signalling for greater reliability.

These changes will support more reliable, more frequent and greener journeys in the future, and a better station experience for Huddersfield.

Find out more about the TRU programme here.

 

I was just about to share that. Wonder if it will affect away attendance as it starts the day of our match? It does say there will be a replacement non stop bus though.

 

Anyone know if the Sheffield/Barnsley platform is been extended so we can have trains with more capacity through Barnsley on that route (It tends to be rather busy)

 

It's a pain on the Sheffield line. Usually the train leaves Huddersfield at 12 past the hour. During this time it's going to be 25 past the hour and the two stops to Berry Brow (no trains from Lockwood either) takes 17 minutes, but then they keep you there for another 18 minutes stood still until the train sets off on the hour.

 

Never had an issue on the Huddersfield to Sheffield line, and vice versa, during the past two years...... I must have been lucky.

 

That date is really and I mean really awful planning! Is it designed to inconvenience folk ?
There have Al re adt been numerous weekend closures stopped 10or so of us going on Ale trail had to go to Kelham instead

 

When did this become common usage? It's a "Railway Station" or simply a "Station", never a "Train Station".

Sorry, just me being resistant to language evolution, take no gorm.

 

Terrible timing, love the understated way they say it 'may' affect travel. Fortunately for me the only travel I do through Hudds is beer related, but as a frequent rail commuter I feel for those that rely on going through there for work etc. I'll lay a tenner on that the works (and therefore disruption) drag on longer than planned, which seems to be a usual part of the strategy.

 

No, " train station" is the norm afaiac; train way however...

 

I don't get why they can't reroute through Barnsley or Pontefract Baghill.

 

Somebody make this make sense: to help keep you on the train we’re putting you on a bus?

• To help keep you on the train where possible, some services will terminate at different stations, with onward travel provided by rail replacement buses.

 

Makes sense to me.

 

They’ll take you as close as possible by train, even if it means going to a different station, and then do the short journey between those by bus, rather than making you do the whole thing from A to B by bus.

 

If I remember rightly, no…

 

Stockport station is currently closed till 22nd August as well FWIW.

 

I won't be taking my anorak there then. Cheers .