
North West Sunday timetable update
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If you’re planning a trip in the North West on a Sunday, please check journey planners before heading out.
As Sundays are outside of conductors' regular working week, we've made some changes to the schedule. Please take a look before you embark on your journey.
The below information summarises the changes to our timetable on a Sunday in the North West, but this does not reflect real-time changes therefore we advise you also use the National Rail website, Northern service updates and the App for real-time updates.
Timetable changes
Barrow - Manchester Airport
- Cancelled services: The 09:52 and the 14:47 from Barrow-in-Furness to Manchester Airport and the 10:33 and 12:30 from Manchester Airport to Barrow-in-Furness.
Windermere - Manchester Airport
- Cancelled services: The 09:12 from Preston to Manchester Airport and the 17:30 from Manchester Airport to Windermere.
- Bus replacements: Evening services to Windermere.
Barrow-in-Furness – Carlisle
- Bus replacements: Late evening services north of Workington (19:38 Whitehaven to Carlisle, 21:10 Carlisle to Whitehaven).
Blackpool North - Manchester Airport
- Cancelled services: The 11:51, 15:51, and 19:48 from Blackpool North to Manchester Airport; and the 13:45, 17:45, and 21:45 from Manchester Airport to Blackpool North.
Liverpool - Manchester Oxford Road
- Cancelled services: The 08:25, 11:25, 14:25, 17:25, and 20:25 from Liverpool to Manchester Oxford Road; and the 09:46, 12:46, 15:46, 18:46, and 21:46 from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool.
Blackpool South - Preston – Colne
- No change to service between Preston – Colne.
- Reduced to a 2 hourly service between Preston – Blackpool South.
Liverpool - Wilmslow via Newton-le-Willows and Manchester Airport
- Service Changes: The hourly service will become 2-hourly between Liverpool and Manchester Airport (with services using to 6-car trains, for more capacity).
- Bus replacements: Between Manchester Airport and Wilmslow.
- Cancelled Services: The 23:10 from Manchester Airport to Liverpool and the 23:30 from Liverpool to Manchester Airport.
Southport - Vic - Todmorden – Blackburn
- Service changes: The hourly service will become 2-hourly between Southport and Manchester Victoria, and 2-hourly between Manchester Victoria and Blackburn.
Stoke – Piccadilly
- Service removed and replaced by buses on this route
Clitheroe - Manchester Victoria
- Service changes: The hourly service will become 2-hourly between Manchester Victoria and Blackburn.
Victoria - Leeds via Bradford
- No changes.
Chester - Leeds via Bradford
- Service removed between Manchester Victoria and Chester.
Manchester Piccadilly - Chester via Altrincham
- No changes.
Manchester Piccadilly – Buxton
- Service changes: The hourly service will become 2-hourly.
Manchester Piccadilly - Sheffield via New Mills Central
- Service changes: The hourly service will become two trains every three hours.
Piccadilly - Hadfield/Glossop
- Service changes: The half-hourly services will become two trains every 90 minutes.
Piccadilly - Crewe via Stockport
- Service changes: The hourly service will be reduced to 2-hourly.
Liverpool - Wigan - Blackpool North
- Service changes: The hourly services will become 2-hourly, with the last train at 23:15 from Liverpool to Blackpool North cancelled.
Blackpool North – York
- No change.
Lancaster – Morecambe
- Service withdrawal: Services between Lancaster and Morecambe will be removed, with buses replacing trains on this route.
Wigan North Western – Stalybridge
- Service removed and replaced by buses on this route.