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15/01/2024
Work On Hope Valley Upgrade Nears Completion
Work on the Hope Valley Railway upgrade is nearing completion.
Passenger trains between Manchester and Sheffield will be affected while the final track and infrastructure is installed, and signalling work completed on the project.
Parts of the railway line will be closed on the following dates:
11pm Friday 19th January – 1am Monday 22nd January 2024
11pm Friday 26th January – 1am Monday 29th January 2024
11:30pm Saturday 3rd February – 1am Monday 5th February 2024
11:30pm Saturday 10th February – 1am Monday 12th February 2024
11pm Friday 15th March – 5:15am Monday 25th March 2024
11pm Friday 26th April – 8pm Wednesday 1st May 2024
Fewer trains will be running with some services replaced by buses or diverted via alternative routes.
Passengers are encouraged to visit nationalrail.co.uk before they travel for more information about changes to journeys.
This includes football fans whose train journeys will be affected as they travel from Stockport to Meadow Lane on 20th January, to watch the match between Stockport County & Notts County.
Throughout the closures, the project team will be focused on Dore & Totley and Grindleford to complete earthworks, track upgrades and station improvements. Signalling work will also take place between New Mills Newtown and Manchester Piccadilly.
Graeme Whitehead, Senior Sponsor for Network Rail said: "Over the past two years, the project team have been working hard to deliver significant improvements along the Hope Valley railway line to enable more reliable journeys between Manchester and Sheffield.
"It has been exciting to see the advancements made to date and, as we look ahead to the last months of the scheme, we look forward to seeing the benefits realised for passengers."
Passenger trains between Manchester and Sheffield will be affected while the final track and infrastructure is installed, and signalling work completed on the project.
Parts of the railway line will be closed on the following dates:
11pm Friday 19th January – 1am Monday 22nd January 2024
11pm Friday 26th January – 1am Monday 29th January 2024
11:30pm Saturday 3rd February – 1am Monday 5th February 2024
11:30pm Saturday 10th February – 1am Monday 12th February 2024
11pm Friday 15th March – 5:15am Monday 25th March 2024
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11pm Friday 26th April – 8pm Wednesday 1st May 2024
Fewer trains will be running with some services replaced by buses or diverted via alternative routes.
Passengers are encouraged to visit nationalrail.co.uk before they travel for more information about changes to journeys.
This includes football fans whose train journeys will be affected as they travel from Stockport to Meadow Lane on 20th January, to watch the match between Stockport County & Notts County.
Throughout the closures, the project team will be focused on Dore & Totley and Grindleford to complete earthworks, track upgrades and station improvements. Signalling work will also take place between New Mills Newtown and Manchester Piccadilly.
Graeme Whitehead, Senior Sponsor for Network Rail said: "Over the past two years, the project team have been working hard to deliver significant improvements along the Hope Valley railway line to enable more reliable journeys between Manchester and Sheffield.
"It has been exciting to see the advancements made to date and, as we look ahead to the last months of the scheme, we look forward to seeing the benefits realised for passengers."
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