Station to close for 30 days for route upgrade
Huddersfield railway station is to shut for 30 days between August and September while engineering work takes place on the track and platforms.
No trains will run through the station between 30 August and 29 September, with diversionary routes and rail replacement buses in operation, according to Network Rail.
Following the closure, only three platforms will reopen on a temporary basis, as work on the multibillion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) continues.
Gareth Hope, TRU sponsor, said the scheme was "key to improving the journeys of millions of people across the north".
The closure will enable the track and platforms to be remodelled, which will "transform the layout of the station and enable more trains with more seats to run through the area on a greener, more reliable railway," according to Network Rail.
The work will also enable future upgrades, including the installation of a new footbridge and the restoration of the Grade II listed tea rooms, to take place.
Work to restore a section of the railway station's canopy roof has already been completed.
Mr Hope said the work was "one of the most important projects across the entire TRU programme".
He added the 30-day closure will "allow us to take a giant leap towards giving the station a deserved makeover without harming its heritage".
Brighouse railway station will be the "gateway to Huddersfield" during the closure, a spokesperson for the project said.
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