Northern’s new rail timetable comes into action this Sunday the 15th of May 2022

Northern’s new timetable comes into effect on Sunday the 15th of May and will see most routes’ service levels, which were established back in December 2021, remain the same whilst some routes will see both increased seating capacity and uplifts in services.

Tricia Williams, chief operating officer at Northern said:

“Customers are at the heart of everything we do, and the new timetables are designed to deliver high levels of reliability.

“We’ve made decisions about our timetables based on the levels of resource we have available and prioritising the routes with the highest customer demand, and which support the region’s economic growth.”

The new timetable will see the following changes introduced:

In the North West:

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• Improvements to calling patterns for Adlington and Blackrod
• Extra services running to Blackpool and Cumbria commencing in July
• Extra services running on the Hope Valley line
• A slight reduction in services for the Manchester Piccadilly-New Mills Central route
• Increased seating capacity for the Settle and Carlisle line

In the North East:

• The Whitby to Middlesbrough line will see a small number of services removed.
• Extra services will be added between Darlington and Saltburn

In Yorkshire:

• A substantial increase in services for the Yorkshire Wolds Coast Line between Bridlington and Hull
• Increased seating capacity for the Settle and Carlisle line

A small number of services will be removed from the following routes:

• Ilkley – Leeds/Bradford
• Skipton – Leeds/Bradford
• York – Harrogate – Leeds
• Hull – Leeds – Halifax
• Leeds – Sheffield – Nottingham
• Leeds – Sheffield via Dearne

Tricia added:

“We fully understand the role we play in keeping people on the move and I am asking our customers to familiarise themselves with the new timetables ahead of the changes this Sunday, and to check carefully before any journeys to ensure their journeys go as smoothly as possible.”

Northern operates almost 2,000 services each day to over 500 stations throughout the North of England and is the UK’s second-largest rail operator.