Easter 2024 disruption

Check before travelling over Easter

Scheduled engineering over the Easter holidays (Friday 29 March - Monday 1 April) means there may be disruption to services.

We ask customers to check before travelling as journeys may take longer than usual and last scheduled services may be earlier in the day. 

Trains still run on Easter Sunday and the bank holidays, but some routes have reduced services, with a few closed completely. Easter is often is when essential engineering work is carried out, leading to disruptions; however, we work hard to ensure that these are kept to a minimum and alternative transport laid on wherever possible. 

View our services updates page to keep up-to-date on the latest travel news, allowing you to plan your Easter journeys easily.

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Major disruption

Saturday 30 March

Due to engineering work in the Huddersfield area:

• Road transport will replace trains that run between Huddersfield and Bradford Interchange.
• Road transport will replace trains between Huddersfield and Lockwood. Trains will run between Lockwood and Sheffield.

Due to engineering work in the Leeds area the following changes will be made:

• Leeds - Doncaster services will be replaced with rail replacement transport.
• Leeds - Sheffield via Moorthorpe services will be replaced with rail replacement transport.
• Leeds - Knottingley via Wakefield Westgate services will be replaced with rail replacement transport which will run between Leeds and Wakefield Westgate and between Wakefield Westgate and Knottingley.
• Leeds - Sheffield local stopping services will run between Leeds and Castleford, and between Barnsley and Sheffield. Rail replacement transport will be provided between Leeds and Barnsley and between Castleford and Barnsley.
• Leeds - Lincoln services will run between Barnsley and Lincoln.
• Leeds - Nottingham services will run between Sheffield and Nottingham.

Sunday 31 March

Due to engineering work in the Huddersfield area:

• Road transport will replace trains that run between Huddersfield and Bradford Interchange.
• Road transport will replace trains between Huddersfield and Lockwood. Trains will run between Lockwood and Sheffield.
• Rail replacement transport will run between Huddersfield and Halifax. Trains will run between Halifax and Leeds.

Due to engineering work in the Leeds area, the following changes will be made:

• Leeds - Doncaster services will be replaced with rail replacement transport.
• Leeds - Sheffield via Moorthorpe services will be replaced with rail replacement transport.
• Leeds - Knottingley via Wakefield Westgate services will be replaced with rail replacement transport which will run between Leeds and Wakefield Westgate and between Wakefield Westgate and Knottingley.
• Leeds - Sheffield local stopping services will run between Leeds and Castleford, and between Barnsley and Sheffield. Rail replacement transport will be provided between Leeds and Barnsley and between Castleford and Barnsley.
• Leeds - Nottingham services will run between Sheffield and Nottingham.
• Until 13:00 trains will not run between Leeds and York. Rail replacement transport will operate between Leeds and York.
• Until 13:00 Leeds - Selby services will not run. Rail replacement transport will operate between Leeds and Selby.

Due to engineering work between Preston and Carnforth, the following changes will be made:

• A limited train service will run between Preston / Lancaster and Barrow-in-Furness.
• Lancaster / Oxenholme Lake District - Windermere services will not run.
• Lancaster - Morecambe services will not run.
• Rail replacement transport will be provided between Preston / Lancaster and Windermere, between Lancaster and Grange-over-Sands and also between Arnside and Silverdale.

Due to engineering work in the Wigan area, the following changes will be made:

• Wigan Wallgate - Manchester Victoria / Stalybridge services will start from / terminate at Bolton.
• Southport - Manchester Victoria / Blackburn services will start from / terminate at Manchester Victoria.
• Liverpool Lime Street - Wigan North Western / Blackpool North services will terminate at / start back from St Helens Central.
• Rail replacement transport will operate between Southport / Wigan and Bolton / Salford Crescent, and also between St Helens Central and Preston.

Due to engineering work, Chester - Manchester Victoria / Leeds services will start from / terminate at Warrington Bank Quay. Rail replacement transport will be provided between Chester and Warrington Bank Quay.

Monday 1 April - Easter Monday

Due to engineering work in the Huddersfield area:

• Road transport will replace trains that run between Huddersfield and Bradford Interchange.
• Road transport will replace trains between Huddersfield and Lockwood. Trains will run between Lockwood and Sheffield.

Due to engineering work in the Wigan area, the following changes will be made:

• Liverpool Lime Street - Wigan North Western / Blackpool North services will terminate at / start back from St Helens Central.
• Rail replacement transport will operate between St Helens Central and Preston.

Due to engineering work, Chester - Manchester Victoria / Leeds services will start from / terminate at Warrington Bank Quay. Rail replacement transport will be provided between Chester and Warrington Bank Quay.

Due to engineering work, Ellesmere Port - Helsby services will be replaced by rail replacement transport.