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Huddersfield station closure, September 2025 – bus replacement arrangements

Posted on June 16, 2025 by admin

Huddersfield station is set to close for 30 days between Saturday 30 August and Sunday 28 September to allow for the Transpennine Route Upgrade engineers to continue to transform the station. Other work will also be taking place on the … Continue reading →

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Timetable Changes, week of 26-30 May

Posted on May 27, 2025 by admin

This week’s timetable changes. Manchester Piccadilly – Huddersfield – Wakefield Kirkgate – York. This service will be running on an amended timetable and will call at Normanton every other hour instead of hourly. Peak time additional services will run between … Continue reading →

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Slaithwaite and Marsden Action on Rail Transport Update – April 2025 

Posted on May 16, 2025 by admin

Station performance: Slaithwaite and Marsden stations continue to have the worst rail service based on punctuality and cancellations in the country by some measurements with them being 2,541st and 2,445th respectively out of 2,635 stations [Source: www.ontimetrains.co.uk]. This puts them both in the bottom 10%. Kirklees … Continue reading →

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Timetable Changes, weekend of 17/18 May

Posted on May 13, 2025 by admin

The bus replacements for the forthcoming weekend, 17/18 May and several subsequent weekends (but not the bank holiday weekend). Stopping trains will be running between Manchester (but via Victoria not Piccadilly direct) and Huddersfield. Bus replacement east of Huddersfield towards … Continue reading →

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