Travel disruption during railway bridge repairs
Network RailRail passengers are being warned to expect disruption to services ahead of the August bank holiday weekend caused by bridge repair works.
Network Rail said the work on Brotherton Bridge, near Knottingley, would affect some services in the area from Saturday to Monday.
The £800,000 upgrade is set to replace old sections of the track and provide essential repairs to the bridge.
A spokesperson for Northern and TransPennine Express said: "We're working closely with Network Rail to keep customers moving while these upgrades take place.
"The work will help improve the reliability of the railway for passengers in the future."
Brotherton Bridge was built in 1850 and has carried trains across the River Aire for 176 years. It was originally replaced in 1903 with the steel bridge that still carries modern trains.
About 4,590ft (1.4km) of track will also be replaced in Sherburn in Elmet over the weekend.
Which services are affected?
- Buses will replace trains between Selby and York, York and Moorthorpe, Selby and Micklefield
- Rail replacement buses will also run between Selby and Leeds
- Trains will not run between York and Sheffield
- York - Hull: Trains will be diverted via Selby and York and will not call at Sherburn in Elmet, Church Fenton or Ulleskelf
- Hull - Halifax/Leeds - Trains will run between Leeds and Halifax, and between Hull and Selby
- Train services will be available between Moorthorpe and Sheffield
Replacement bus services will be provided between:
- Selby and York
- York and Moorthorpe
- Selby and Micklefield
- Selby and Leeds
Network Rail encouraged those travelling over the bank holiday weekend to check their journey and allow extra time to complete it.
Karen Duffy, its operations director, said: "Brotherton Bridge is a key piece of railway infrastructure, and these works will see the renewal of waybeams, which support the rails across structures like bridges, alongside essential repairs and repainting."
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