Passengers travelling on the West Coast main line and North West rail routes are being advised to check before they travel ahead of multi-million-pound railway upgrades over the early May bank holiday.
Network Rail is carrying out major projects between Saturday, April 29 and Monday, May 1 to improve the region’s railway for passengers and freight.
The work includes Follow up work at Stalybridge as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade on Saturday and Sunday.
This means rail replacement buses will run between Manchester Piccadilly at Huddersfield calling at Stalybridge, Mossley, Greenfield, Marsden and Slaithwaite.
Northern services between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge will also be replaced by buses.
It comes after weeks of engineering disruption at the station.
Other work taking place across the bank holiday weekend include: platform extensions at Leyland station, track upgrades at Caldew in Cumbria, new track being installed at Euxton junction in Lancashire, signalling work at Basford Hall in Crewe, track foundation stone improvements in Wigan, and ongoing construction of a new Merseyrail station at Headbolt Lane in Kirkby.
For the work to take place some sections of the West Coast main line will be closed on Sunday, April 30 or Monday, May 1, between Lancaster and Carlisle, and on the Lakes line between Oxenholme and Windermere.
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Passengers are being advised to see if their journey could be impacted by checking the National Rail website.
During the work people could have to change trains or have longer journeys,.
Passengers are also being warned that services will be busier, and in some cases, including at Oldham’s Greenfield station, travellers will need to use rail replacement buses.
Phil James, Network Rail’s North West route director, said: “We made great progress on major railway improvements over Easter and I’d like to thank passengers for their continued patience while we carry out more must-do work between Saturday 29 April and Monday 2 May.
“We know there is never an ideal time to shut the railway, but bank holidays continue to be the least disruptive time for us to carry out this essential maintenance.
“With sections of railway needing to close for our important work, please check National Rail Enquiries in advance to see how your journey could be impacted.”
Towards London, Euston station will be closed for improvement work to take place on Sunday, April 30.
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