Tag Archives: Electrification

Slaithwaite and Marsden Action on Rail Transport Update – August 2025 

Posted on August 5, 2025 by admin

SMART 21st July meeting summary: thank you to everyone who attended. SMART will continue to push for a better train service for Slaithwaite and Marsden stations; for accessible stations which are reliably served by two trains an hour in each direction … Continue reading →

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Huddersfield station closure – community drop-in information event 8th July

Posted on July 7, 2025 by admin

Huddersfield station will be closed for 30 days from Saturday 30 August until Sunday 28 September, reopening on Monday 29 September 2025, to facilitate major upgrades as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU). Huddersfield station will temporarily close between … Continue reading →

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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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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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