📋 Tender Overview
This Morning, The First Passenger Train Arrived At The Newly Rebuilt Platforms At Huddersfield Station, Marking A Major Milestone In Phase One Of The Station Upgrades. This Achievement Takes Customers One Step Closer To Faster, Cleaner, More Reliable Trains Across The North. Over The Past Month, Our Tru West Alliance Has Been Working Around The Clock To Transform The Station. The Work, Which Included Demolishing The Old Platforms And Building New Ones, Strengthening Huddersfield Viaduct, Replacing John William Street Bridge, Installing New Track And Upgrading The Signalling, Will All Lead To Faster, More Reliable Journeys For Customers And Help Support Local Economic Growth By Connecting Huddersfield More Efficiently With Manchester, Leeds And Beyond. While The Station Was Closed To Services, Team Tru Has: * Laid 2390 Metres Of New Track * Ran 13,500 Rail Replacement Bus Services To Keep Customers Moving * Carried Over 3000 Trains Via Our Diversionary Routes * Installed Four Bridges * Constructed 658 Metres Of Drainage James Richardson, Managing Director For Tru Said: From Today (29 September), Huddersfield Station Will Operate With A Temporary Layout Using Just Three Platforms (Platforms 1, 2 And 3) While Phase Two Of The Work Continues Behind New Barriers. The Changes Mean: * Platform 2 (Sheffield Services) Becomes Platform 1 * Platform 1 (Manchester Services) Becomes Platform 2 * Platform 4 (Leeds Services) Becomes Platform 3 The Remaining Platforms, Canopy Restoration, Track Work And Signalling Enhancements Will Be Undertaken Over The Next Two Years, With The Station Upgrade Completed In Early 2027. During This Phase, Some Services Will Run From Different Platforms, And Others May Be Replaced By Rail Replacement Buses, So Customers Are Urged To Check Before Travelling And Allow Some Extra Time. Chris Nutton, Major Projects & Tru Director At Transpennine Express, Said: Liam OShaughnessy, Tru Programme Delivery Lead At Northern, Said: While We Complete Phase Two Of The Huddersfield Station Upgrades, Some Service Changes Will Be In Place. Customers Are Advised To Plan Their Journey Ahead Of Time And Check Their Train OperatorS Website Or National Rail Enquiries. The Transpennine Route Upgrade (Tru) Is A Multi-Billion-Pound Railway Programme That Will Transform Journeys Across The North, Better Connecting Towns And Cities Like Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds And York. Tru Fast Facts Key Milestones To Date 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:
