Engineering work to take place over the Jubilee weekend on Northern network affecting Wakefield passengers
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Essential engineering works are being delivered over the bank holiday weekend, severely impacting journeys across the Northern network, especially in the Manchester area.
Trains are expected to be very busy between Thursday, June 2 and Sunday, June 5.
Thursday, June 2
Buses replace trains between:
Wigan Wallgate and Kirkby
Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge
Friday, June 3
Buses replace trains between:
Wigan Wallgate and Kirkby
Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge
Manchester Victoria and Salford Central
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Chinley and Sheffield
Edale and Hope
Wakefield Westgate and Doncaster
Other service changes:
Manchester Victoria to Chester via Warrington Bank Quay and peak-time services between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Victoria will not run.
All south Manchester services, including services to and from Manchester Piccadilly and to and from Manchester Airport will not run between 12.01am and 7am. There will be limited replacement buses.
This is due to major work on the signalling system, which requires the signalling system to be turned off.
Saturday, June 4
Buses replace trains between:
Wigan Wallgate and Kirkby
Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge
Manchester Victoria and Salford Central
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In addition to the above buses running, the Manchester Victoria to Chester via Warrington Bank Quay and peak-time services between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Victoria will not run
Sunday, June 5
Buses replace trains between:
Wakefield Westgate and Doncaster
Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge
Manchester Victoria and Salford Central
Manchester Victoria and Rochdale (direct and all stations via Moston).
Tricia Williams, chief operating officer at Northern, said: “We’re doing all we can to prepare for the weekend and to keep people on the move.
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“We are asking our customers to plan ahead, expect services to be busy and allow extra time for their journeys.”
For full details of Northern’s timetables – and the planned engineering work visit northernrailway.co.uk. Train times can also be checked via National Rail Enquiries.