02-08-2025
No EMR Trains from Sheffield to northwest due to bridge works
East Midlands Railway trains will not stop at any stations northwest of Sheffield for 21 days due to a major project to replace a bridge, the service operator will be suspended from Saturday until 22 August due to the demolition of the bridge at Greek Street in which usually run between Norwich and Liverpool Lime Street will terminate in Sheffield, and customers who have tickets to Stockport, Manchester, or Liverpool will be able to use them on other operators at no extra replacement bus services will also run between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly.
No trains will stop at Stockport during the works and services that would normally pass through the station will follow a diverted Cresswell, customer experience director at East Midlands Railway, said: "We'd like to thank our customers for their patience and understanding while this important work takes also said the replacement of the bridge was "essential to securing the long-term safety and reliability of services on the West Coast Main Line"."We're working closely with our industry partners to keep disruption to a minimum and ensure customers can continue their journeys with as little inconvenience as possible," she added.
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