Watch: Drone footage shows landslip damage to closed railway line through Halifax

Passengers travelling on the Calder Valley Line are being urged to check before they travel following a landslip at Dryclough Junction, south of Halifax station.

The landslip was reported at 11am on Monday March 6 when a train driver reported that debris had fallen down the embankment near the tracks.

An amended service will operate today (Tuesday) while work takes place to allow trains to run to the usual timetable on Wednesday.

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Rob McIntosh, Network Rail’s route managing director for Network Rail, said: “We understand that this is disruptive for passengers but it is necessary to allow our engineers to work safely so that train services can resume as usual on Wednesday. I’d like to thank passengers for their patience while we carry out this work.”

Northern Rail has issued this information for passengers today.

Disruption will affect services travelling between Blackpool North/Manchester Victoria and Leeds/York only.

Services from Blackpool North to York will divert via Brighouse and Dewsbury and will not call at Halifax, Bradford Interchange or New Pudsey.

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Services from Manchester Victoria to Leeds will also run via Brighouse and Dewsbury and will not call at Halifax, Bradford Interchange or New Pudsey.

There will also be slight delays on services from Huddersfield to Leeds. Meanwhile customers in Bradford are advised to travel to Leeds from Bradford Forster Square.

Additionally, a number of rail replacement coaches will run between Hebden Bridge and Bradford.

The frequency of services may be reduced on some routes following the morning peak and customers are advised to check National Rail Enquiries and journeycheck.com/northern

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Further long-term work on the embankment will be planned in after the work on Tuesday is complete. More information about this work will be available in due course. Anyone with concerns or issues about the rail infrastructure should call 03457 11 41 41.