Network Rail has confirmed that Huddersfield station in West Yorkshire is to close from Saturday 30 August to Sunday 28 September 2025.

During the closure, which was announced in April, engineers will carry out work to improve the station, to make it more accessible, with better facilities and to cater for longer trains.

As part of this upgrade work, engineers will:

• rebuild and extend platforms
• strengthen Huddersfield viaduct
• upgrade tracks and signalling.

From Saturday 30 August until Sunday 28 September, no train services will run to or from Huddersfield station.

Railway services will not run between Berry Brow / Stalybridge and Heaton Lodge Junction (near Mirfield), which will affect train services to and from Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield and York.

When Huddersfield station reopens on Monday 29 September, work will continue and only platforms 1, 2 and 3 will be in use. The station upgrade is scheduled for completion in early 2027.

Brighouse will operate as the main interchange point for passengers travelling to and from Huddersfield will be Brighouse. Rail replacement buses will run frequently between the two stations.

Customers will be kept on the move via diversionary routes or rail replacement buses and are strongly advised to plan their journey ahead of time via nationalrail.co.uk or their train operator’s website.

TRU is inviting residents and passengers to an event at which they can find out more about the place. The drop-in information event will take place on Tuesday, 8 July 2025, from 3pm to 6pm, at Huddersfield Town Hall (Reception Room, 1st Floor), Ramsden Street, HD1 2TA.

Another West Yorkshire station, Deighton, will also close from 30 August, and will remain closed until 2027.

“The 30-day closure is a milestone in the history of Huddersfield railway station that will pave the way for the future benefits of the TRU programme to be unlocked. The renewed station will enhance the experience of our customers and enables the growth in local and regional services, improving connectivity and enabling more journeys.

“TPE will, as a result of working closely with Northern colleagues, be able to divert 3 trains per hour between Manchester Victoria and Dewsbury via Brighouse. To make this all work and keep our customers moving across the Pennines, TPE will pick up additional calls on the Calder Valley route between Manchester Victoria and Brighouse.

“Despite it being almost two months away, we urge everyone to look ahead and check how the 30-day closure will affect you by visiting National Rail Enquiries, so you can adjust your plans if needed.”

Chris Nutton, Major Projects and TRU Director at TransPennine Express