May Timetable Changes

More trains added to the network

We're planning to deploy extra trains across the network, following the arrival of our additional trains - this will give us room to carry more passengers on hundreds of services across our regions. 

In Yorkshire, services from Leeds to Doncaster will be operated by four-car trains, giving much-needed extra room on this route. 

Additionally, we're aiming to introduce six-car trains on the Leeds Skipton line - to increase capacity for services to/from Leeds, as soon as possible.

Those of you travelling on the Leeds - Skipton line may notice we're having to use fewer carriages on some services over the next few weeks. This is because of a slight delay to the introduction of the six-car trains. We hope to increase the number again in a few weeks, and will keep this page updated with details. 

If you're looking for a quieter time to travel on the Leeds-Skipton route, services into Leeds will be quieter after 09:00, and services out of Leeds tend to get busy between 16:00 and 18:00.

Additional services: Bradford - Ilkley and Harrogate line

As we're seeing more children using our services during the morning/afternoon, we’ve added extra trains at these times to provide more space for everyone:

• A 14:16 Bradford Forster Square to Ilkley service, running from Monday to Saturday
• A 14:51 Ilkley to Bradford Forster Square Service, running from Monday to Saturday

An early 08:55 Harrogate to Leeds Sunday service has been added to the timetable to give travellers an earlier start into Leeds.

Links with LNER and Bradford

With LNERs new Bradford-Shipley-Leeds-London route there are now more rail connections from Bradford to London, meaning our services into and out of Bradford/Shipley are linked up to London-bound trains without the need to change in Leeds. 

East Coast extended services and earlier/later trains

As a result of the new timetable, we're now trialling late night services from the east coast to Hull as well as an earlier morning service from Bridlington to Sheffield (via Beverley).

The 07:03 Beverley to Sheffield service will be extended to start from Bridlington at 06:28 from Monday to Saturday, giving customers an earlier start from the east coast. 

Our late-night Bridlington to Hull services (2137 and 2233) have now been extended to start from Scarborough at 21:00 and 21:58. This means there's a later service on Friday and Saturday evenings between Bridlington and Scarborough, for those travelling from the North Yorkshire coast to Hull and beyond.

Huddersfield TransPennine Route Upgrade (TRU) engineering improvement works

Major engineering improvement works will take place at Huddersfield in because of TRU work, from 30 August. This means the Leeds to Huddersfield stopping service (currently operated jointly by Northern and TPE) and Bradford to Huddersfield service will be replaced by an hourly Northern service between Leeds and Bradford via Dewsbury, Brighouse and Halifax.

Leeds – Selby/York TRU engineering improvement works

Alterations to accommodate extended overnight TRU engineering Monday to Thursday nights will continue during this timetable.

Improved trains to Manchester Airport

Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport services will now be covered by 6-car trains, meaning more seats will be available for the route. 

Trains with more seats will be added to the Blackpool - Manchester Airport route, giving extra room at busy times. 

Wigan Bolton Electrification 

With the completion of electrification of the route between Wigan and Lostock Junction, Southport – Manchester Oxford Road/Stalybridge via Bolton services will now call additionally at Ince. 

Late-night services will resume between Manchester and Wigan via Bolton and via Atherton now that the electrification work has been completed. 

As well as this, the previously disrupted Monday to Thursday evening services are now fully reinstated.

Northumberland line 

Remaining stations on the Northumberland line will open this year, including:

• Bedlington
• Blyth Bebside
• Northumberland Park