Hope valley upgrade dates

From Saturday 16th until Sunday 24th March 2024, the Hope Valley line will be closed whilst the railway is upgraded as part of the Hope Valley Rail Upgrade programme. This work also affects Sheffield station! Buses replace Northern trains between:

  • Moorthorpe to York via Pontefract Monkhill
  • Gainsborough Lea Road to Cleethorpes via Gainsborough Central and Brigg
  • Sheffield to New Mills via the Hope Valley
  • Sheffield, Dronfield and Chesterfield.

Northern trains will not run  between Sheffield & Nottingham, but East Midlands Railway trains will call additionally at Alfreton, Langley Mill and Ilkeston during this time.

TransPenine Express trains will be diverted via Huddersfield, with replacement buses running direct between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly. CrossCountry trains will be diverted between Sheffield & Chesterfield.