NEWS

Planned disruptions on the Caldervale Line for July and August

On Tuesdays to Fridays 15 to 18 June, 27 to 30 July, 7 to 10 September 2010 the 0547 Hebden Bridge - Leeds train will start from Halifax at 0603 with an earlier connecting bus at 0515 from Hebden Bridge and a replacement bus at 0545 both to Halifax, calling Mytholmroyd 0525, 0555, Sowerby 0540, 0610, Halifax arrive 0555, 0625.

On Sundays 18 July to 5 September 2010 buses will replaced trains between Rochdale and Manchester Victoria with extended journey times. Brief details are included in the current Metro Caldervale Line timetable.

Owing to work in the Calder Valley on Sunday 18 July 2010 through trains are unable to run between York and Blackpool North before 1245 and between Leeds and Manchester Victoria all day. York - Blackpool North trains until approximately 1245 will terminate at Hebden Bridge and restart from Burnley Manchester Road with replacement buses between Hebden Bridge and Burnley Manchester Road. Leeds - Rochdale trains will terminate at and start from Hebden Bridge all day. Buses are already timetabled to replace trains between Rochdale and Manchester Victoria (see above). Some of these will be retimed and extended to run between Hebden Bridge and Manchester Victoria, connecting with trains. Journey times involving buses will be extended.

On Sunday 1 August 2010, owing to work at Church Fenton before 1020, trains to and from York will terminate at and start from Micklefield, with connecting buses between Micklefield and York. Trains affected are 0831 Bradford Interchange - York and 0850, 0952 York - Blackppol North. The 0905 Halifax - York train will bev retimed to arrive York later at 1032. Buses from York will depart earlier than advertised at 0810, 0915 in order to connect. Journey times involving buses will be extended.

On Saturday 7 August 2010 the 2254 Manchester Victoria - Leeds train will be diverted from Halifax (reverse) and run non stop to Leeds via Normanton arriving Leeds earlier at 2352, not calling at Bradford Interchange, New Pudsey and Bramley. A connecting bus from Halifax to Leeds at 2355 will serve the intermediate stations, Leeds arrive 0100.

On Monday to Thursday 23 to 26 August 2010 the 2320 Manchester Victoria - Leeds will be diverted from Bradford Interchange (reverse) and run non stop to Leeds via Morley, arriving later at 0115 next day. This train does not call intermediately between Bradford and Leeds.

All day on Sundays 29 August, 5 September 2010 Leeds - Rochdale trains will terminate at and start from Littleborough. Trains will be retimed 5 minutes later into Littleborough and start from Littleborough 5 minutes earlier than advertised. Buses are already timetabled to replace trains between Rochdale and Manchester Victoria (see above). Some of these will be retimed and extended to run between Littleborough and Manchester Victoria, connecting with trains. Buses from Manchester will run eralier than advertised and buses from Rochdale will run later than advertised. Journey times involving buses will be extended.