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- updated at: 4:42 PMEaster Weekend 2026
Major engineering improvement work is taking place over the Easter weekend.
Trains are running on most routes, however customers are advised to check before they travel.
Services between Manchester, Leeds, York and Selby
Saturday 4 April and Sunday 5 April
Services that would normally run between Manchester, Leeds, York & Selby will be affected by Transpennine Route Upgrade improvement works. Services may be diverted and will be running to an amended timetable. Rail replacement buses will also be in place. Customers are advised to check before they travel.
Services will be diverted between Manchester Victoria - Dewsbury & Leeds - York, increasing journey times
Liverpool – Newcastle services will call additionally at Lea Green, Brighouse and Dewsbury
Redcar Central – Manchester Airport services will run Redcar Central to York only
Manchester to Scarborough services:
Manchester Piccadilly – York via Castleford services will be split to run Manchester Piccadilly - Stalybridge and Wakefield Kirkgate - York (on Saturday services from Stalybridge extend from Manchester Piccadilly to Manchester Airport calling additionally at Manchester Oxford Road and Manchester Victoria)
Manchester Piccadilly – Leeds peak additional services are cancelled
Rail replacement buses will operate:
Huddersfield <> Brighouse
Huddersfield <> Wakefield Kirkgate
Stalybridge <> Huddersfield (Saturday)
Guide Bridge <> Huddersfield (Sunday)
Between Preston & Oxenholme and Carlisle & Glasgow Central/Edinburgh
Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 April 2026 (Easter weekend)
Due to engineering improvement works the railway will be closed between Preston & Oxenholme and Carlisle & Motherwell /Edinburgh: Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 April 2026
Rail replacement buses will operate at different times and locations across the route. Journeys using buses will take significantly longer than the usual train services, so please check Journey planners before you travel
Trains run between:
Rail replacement buses:
Monday 6 April 2026 (Easter Monday)
Due to engineering improvement works, the railway will be closed between Carlisle and Glasgow Central.
TransPennine Express services will not operate between Carlisle and Edinburgh. The Glasgow to Edinburgh shuttle will also be suspended, and all services from Liverpool will terminate at Preston.
Rail replacement buses will operate at different times and locations across the route. Journeys using buses will take significantly longer than the usual train services, so please check Journey planners before you travel
Trains run between:
Rail replacement buses:
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