Passengers are being reminded to check before they travel, as the major £7.9 million upgrade at Manchester Piccadilly is less than two weeks away.
The work will result in a nine-day closure beginning on the 14th February with tracks being overhauled, and points and signalling being upgraded.
The work will help to prevent major disruptions on this section of the line, as some of the current infrastructure dates back to the 1980s.
No trains will run from the south and east of the city during the closure, which ends on 22nd February.
Passengers can plan their journey online.
“This work is vital in order to keep passengers and freight on the move reliably for decades to come across both Greater Manchester and wider North West.
“We know that the part closure of Manchester Piccadilly so we can carry out this work will cause some disruption and we’re thankful for everyone’s patience so we can complete these journey improving upgrades. I’d advise anyone planning to travel between 14 and 22 February to check National Rail Enquiries for the smoothest journey possible.”
Rebecca Rathore, Network Rail’s North West route strategy director
Responses
While this is probably very necessary, I do find it concerning when on Saturday I heard two train crew chatting. One knew nothing of the closure, while the other said, he knew about it, but didn’t know why. They both decided it must be to make the roof less accessible, after an incident last year.