(Image: Dylan Connell)
Major engineering works have resulted in almost all rail services from York being replaced by buses.
It was all quiet at the station on Saturday (October 24) as train passengers were diverted onto buses waiting outside Memorial Gardens in Leeman Road.
Trains from York will only run on the Scarborough and Bridlington lines this weekend with rail replacement buses in place for all other routes.
Most rail services from York have been replaced by buses this weekend (Image: Dylan Connell)
Rail works underway in Holgate, York, on Saturday (October 24) (Image: Dylan Connell)
The disruption is caused by engineering work to improve the East Coast Main Line , which will also be carried out the following weekend (October 31-November 1).
It also comes as work on the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) project in the Church Fenton area will see no trains run between York andLeeds from Saturday (October 24) to Sunday, November 1.
Network Rail said the weekend upgrade work will include track renewals – totalling almost 2.6km – between York, the Colton Junction, Holgate Junction and Skelton Junction.
LNER staff on hand at rail replacement buses outside Memorial Gardens in York on Saturday (October 24) (Image: Dylan Connell)
People wait for rail replacement buses outside Memorial Gardens in York on Saturday (October 24) (Image: Dylan Connell)
There will also be upgrades to overhead line equipment between York and the Colton Junction and across York station platforms.
Engineers could be seen working on platforms 10 and 11 at York station on Saturday, as well as on the railway line at Holgate.
Read next:
- Homes flooded and vehicles stranded as heavy rain hits North Yorkshire
- 52 new homes approved despite GP surgery capacity warning
- North Yorkshire construction firm in liquidation with debts approaching £750,000
Network Rail and LNER’s joint operations director, Gunnar Lindahl, said the works will make the East Coast Main Line, between Edinburgh and London, “more
Reliable for passengers and freight customers”.
“These upgrades will help reduce the need for unplanned repairs, improve performance and support a more reliable railway for years to come”.
“We know these works will mean some journeys take longer than usual or involve a rail replacement bus. We’re sorry for any inconvenience caused and we thank passengers for their patience while we complete these important improvements”.
He urged people planning to travel over the two weekends to “check their journey in advance with National Rail or their train operator”.
A spokesperson for the train operating companies said: “We’re working closely with Network Rail and industry partners to help customers travel during these important railway improvements.
“Anyone planning to travel should check before they set off, as many services will be amended and some journeys may take longer than usual or involve a rail replacement bus.”