Passengers are being urged to plan their journeys in advance ahead of vital engineering work taking place between Rochdale and Manchester Victoria later this month.
Engineering teams will be completing important work on signalling equipment in the Monsall area between Monday 29 June and Friday 3 July.
It comes ahead of the construction of a new turnback on the railway outside of Manchester Victoria, which will give train operators more flexibility and free up space for trains at the station.
During the work, replacement buses will run between Rochdale and Manchester Victoria.
There will also be amended services to both destinations from a number of other stations.
Francesca Cotgreave, Network Rail sponsor, said:“Creating a new turnback on the approach to Manchester Victoria will provide more options for train operators to give passengers the best possible service and reduce congestion in the area.
“We appreciate that there is never an ideal time to close the railway but we have worked closely with our partners to reduce disruption to passengers and keep people moving as much as possible. Please check with your train operator or on the National Rail Enquiries website for the latest details.
The following service changes will be in place during this work –
Northern:
- Replacement buses will run between Rochdale and Manchester Victoria.
- An amended train service will run between Manchester Victoria and Chester, and between Leeds and Rochdale.
- Trains that normally run between Stalybridge and Wigan North Western/Southport will be amended to run between Manchester Victoria and Wigan North Western/Southport only. Alternative train services will run between Stalybridge and Manchester Victoria.
TransPennine Express:
Train services to and from Huddersfield will be diverted to run to and from Manchester Piccadilly instead of Manchester Victoria, and will run to an amended timetable between:
- Manchester Piccadilly – Redcar Central
- Manchester Piccadilly – Newcastle
- Manchester Piccadilly – Hull
- Manchester Piccadilly – York
- York – Scarborough
- Liverpool Lime Street – Manchester Victoria
