Station rebuild under way as part of multi-billion pound railway upgrade

Restoration of Huddersfield’s trainshed station roof will now begin as part of a full redesign of the Grade I listed station.

New and longer platforms are being constructed at the station, with additional track to enable more trains with extra seats to stop there.

This work forms one phase of the wider multi-billion pound Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), which is intended to bring faster and more reliable trains between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York.

Work has begun to dismantle Huddersfield Railway Station’s listed tearoom. This will be stored while the platform remodelling takes place, before being re-painted and reinstated at the station later on.

Gareth Hope, sponsor on the Transpennine Route Upgrade, said: “We’re pleased with the progress that’s being made in Huddersfield.

“This is a key focus point for TRU that will unlock many of the scheme’s benefits, including being able to run more trains on a more reliable railway line from Huddersfield to Manchester, Leeds and York.

“From the end of July, we will be starting a period of roof canopy repairs which will involve grit blasting, painting and steelwork.

“Passengers may have already noticed scaffolding being installed which will enable our team to work from a raised platform above the station to minimise disruption to train travel.

“We will also have noise monitoring and acoustic barriers in place to reduce noise from the work as much as possible.”

Chris Nutton, major projects and TRU director at TransPennine Express, said: “It’s exciting to see the work that’s taking place at Huddersfield, with restoration works on the iconic roof set to commence, as colleagues from Network Rail continue to transform the iconic station.

“To accommodate the major upgrade works, the station will be closed on weekends between Saturday 3 August and Sunday 1 September, excluding the bank holiday weekend.

“While that work is happening, there will be some changes to our services, including diversions on some routes and rail replacement buses on others.”

Kerry Peters, regional director for Northern Trains, added: “We’re grateful to all of our customers for their patience whilst work takes place in and around Huddersfield station.

“We’ve worked hard to keep people on trains throughout this work, however, with some trains replaced by buses, we’d advise customers to plan ahead and check before they travel.”