📋 Tender Overview
From Saturday 30 August, Deighton Station Will Temporarily Close As Part Of The Transpennine Route Upgrade (Tru) - A Programme That Will Deliver A Once-In-A-Generation Transformation To Rail Travel Across The North. When It Reopens In 2027, Customers Will Experience A Completely Rebuilt, Modern Station Designed For Faster, Greener And More Reliable Journeys. Key Improvements Include: While The Station Is Closed, An Hourly Rail Replacement Bus Service Will Operate Between Huddersfield And Deighton. From 29 September 2025, This Service Will Also Stop At Brighouse. This Will Provide Connections To Onward Rail Services Towards Manchester, Dewsbury And Leeds. Customers Are Advised To Plan Their Journey Ahead Of Time By Visiting Nationalrail.Co.Uk Or Their Train Operator Website. For Details Related To Rail Replacement Departure Points At Deighton Station, Please Visit: Nationalrail.Co.Uk/Stations/Deighton/ In Addition, Whitacre Street - Already Closed To Vehicles - Will Be Closed To Pedestrians From Wednesday 20 August Until July 2026. This Is To Allow For The Complete Replacement Of The Whitacre Street Bridge, Making Space For New Tracks And Overhead Lines To Support Greener, Electric Trains. Gareth Hope, Sponsor For Tru, Said: Rob Warnes, Strategic Development Director For Northern, Said: Our Plans Include: Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Journalists Ewan Bayliss Communications Executive Network Rail We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of , 30,000 And The Thousands Of , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: Visit Our Online Newsroom:
