Brighouse Station car park to close as major TRU improvement works take place
Brighouse Station car park will be closed to most customers for a couple of weeks as work continues on the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).
From Saturday, September 19 to Sunday, October 4, work will be taking place to continue to modernise between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York.
Work on this section will include installing two new lines of track, track and drainage renewals, upgrading Huddersfield station and A62 Leeds Road Bridge preparation work.
To facilitate this series of improvement work, Huddersfield and Slaithwaite stations will be closed from September 19 until October 4, reopening on October 5.
The railway between Stalybridge and Mirfield will also be affected during this period, with buses replacing trains at Mossley, Greenfield and Marsden stations on the weekends of September 19 to 20 and October 3 and 4.
TransPennine Express services will be diverted between Leeds and Manchester with rail replacement buses connecting customers from Huddersfield to Brighouse for onward rail connections.
During this time, the car park at Brighouse Station will be closed to most customers.
Blue badge holders will continue to have access to designated spaces at Brighouse station car park.
Liam O’Shaughnessy, TRU Programme Delivery Lead for Northern, said: “During these works, both Northern and TransPennine Express services will be affected. From 19 September – October 2, Northern services between Huddersfield and Sheffield will be unable to run between Huddersfield and Lockwood.
"From October 3 – 4, due to other improvement works taking place in the Barnsley area, trains will be unable to run between Huddersfield and Barnsley. Replacement buses will be in operation to help customers complete their journeys throughout these works.
"To keep customers on trains as much as possible, TransPennine Express services will be diverted between Leeds and Manchester with rail replacement buses connecting customers from Huddersfield to Brighouse for onward rail connections.
“To ensure the safety of customers, the car park at Brighouse Station will be closed to most customers.
"Alternative parking for customers using Brighouse station will be available locally in marked on-street parking bays, or at nearby public facilities. Blue badge holders will continue to have access to designated spaces at Brighouse station car park.”