Train timetable changes from today
Northern and TransPennine Express have new schedules on its services
Northern and TransPennine Express are implementing their new timetables from today (Sunday 15th May).
Northern says its new schedules are designed to deliver better reliability and punctuality for customers.
On the majority of routes, Northern will maintain service levels established in December 2021 and some routes will see increased seat capacity and service uplifts.
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.”
Northern says their timetable changes are all temporary and will run through until December 2022 when they will be reviewed again.
As part of the new schedule, these are the changes that will be introduced:
North West
• Improved calling patterns at Adlington and Blackrod
• Additional services to Blackpool and Cumbria from July
• Additional services on the Hope Valley line
• Slightly reduced number of services on the Manchester Piccadilly-New Mills Central route
• Increased seat capacity on the Settle and Carlisle line
North East
• A small number of services removed on the Whitby - Middlesbrough line
• Additional services added between Darlington and Saltburn
Yorkshire
• Significant uplift on Yorkshire Wolds Coast line, between Scarborough, Bridlington and Hull
• Increased seat capacity on the Settle and Carlisle line
A small number of services have been removed on 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.”
TransPennine Express say they are planning to either bring back or extend a small number of services after today.
Here is an overview of all the changes they are making across their network:
Anglo-Scottish Route
• Glasgow Central – Manchester Airport reinstated hourly
• Additional 0745 Glasgow to Liverpool and 1212 Liverpool to Preston
North Route
• Three services per day extended from Redcar to Saltburn
• Two additional Edinburgh-Berwick services serving the new station at Reston (once opened)
South Route
• Most Manchester Piccadilly – Cleethorpes services reinstated