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The Transpennine Route Upgrade

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The Transpennine Route Upgrade

@theTRUpgrade

Bringing a faster, greener & more reliable railway to the North. This account isn’t monitored 24/7 so please visit networkrail.co.uk/contactus.

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The Transpennine Route Upgrade
@theTRUpgrade
Jan 2, 2024
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is set to make train journeys faster, more frequent, and greener between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York, on a more reliable and cleaner railway. 🚆 With 70 miles of track being electrified, it’s estimated that TRU will reduce the
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The Transpennine Route Upgrade
@theTRUpgrade
Sep 29, 2025
Let there be light ☀️ Just after 5:30 this morning, the first train rolled back into #Huddersfield station, marking the end of 30 days of major upgrades 🚆🎉 Phase One is complete, and we’ll be sharing behind-the-scenes moments all day 👀 If you’re travelling through
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The Transpennine Route Upgrade
@theTRUpgrade
Apr 1, 2023
👀 The overhead electric wire stanchions are all lined up and the future of cleaner, greener train journeys is in sight at Stalybridge. 🌳 By the middle of the decade, electric wires will power cleaner, greener and faster trains between Stalybridge and Manchester.
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The Transpennine Route Upgrade
@theTRUpgrade
Aug 31, 2025
Day 2 of our 30 day closure of #Huddersfield Station for transformational improvement works on the railway there and in the surrounding area of #WestYorkshire, on the £11bn Transpennine Route Upgrade. From our eye in the sky you get a sense of the scale of the activity underway
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The Transpennine Route Upgrade
@theTRUpgrade
Oct 20, 2023
Team TRU on the Hope Valley Railway Upgrade helping residents in Sheffield impacted by #StormBabet. While working to create a new accessible platform at Dore & Totley station, engineers could see rising water threatening local businesses. They’ve been lifting ballast (railway
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The Transpennine Route Upgrade
@theTRUpgrade
Oct 7, 2025
A brand-new, £46.5m facility opens 🎉 Hillhouse Sidings in Huddersfield has been transformed into a light maintenance depot as part of the multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), where Northern trains can be maintained, repaired and cleaned ready for service. The
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The Transpennine Route Upgrade
@theTRUpgrade
Aug 30, 2025
Work continues in #Huddersfield & #Deighton as engineers remove the old tracks and demolish the platforms ⚒️ Customers can still get to where they need to be via diversionary routes or buses, and extra staff are on hand to support 🙏 Please check @nationalrailenq for the latest
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The Transpennine Route Upgrade
@theTRUpgrade
Jun 24, 2023
Signage and displays starting to be installed at #Morley in our latest phase of upgrades 🚉 In the next phase we’ll be installing lifts to make it accessible for the first time 🛗 We’re building new, longer platforms to enable longer trains with more seats🚆💺
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The Transpennine Route Upgrade
@theTRUpgrade
Mar 28, 2023
🚦With most of the new track now in place at Stalybridge we’re making progress installing new signals & overhead line equipment 🏗️First job was to remove this signal gantry to allow new signals to be positioned and create room for electric wires to be installed above the tracks
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The Transpennine Route Upgrade
@theTRUpgrade
Jun 26, 2023
...and that's a wrap! ✅ After nine days of major upgrades, #Morley station has reopened. We just want to say a HUGE thank you to customers and local residents for bearing with us over this period 🙏 🎉 We can't wait to officially mark the opening of the station, which will be
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The Transpennine Route Upgrade
@theTRUpgrade
Jul 26, 2023
🌧️Sunday’s torrential rain didn’t stop our track team completing their final section of renewed track between Colton & Church Fenton 🛤️They battled the elements to replace ballast, sleepers & rails to give a smoother journey and enable faster, more frequent trains in the future
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The Transpennine Route Upgrade
@theTRUpgrade
Dec 26, 2023
🦃 While the turkey was in yesterday, our team were installing overhead electrical wires just outside of #York. These upgrades will allow electric trains to run through the area in the future, bring us one step closer to greener, faster and more reliable services 🍃💨
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The Transpennine Route Upgrade
@theTRUpgrade
Sep 24, 2025
After weeks of towering over the #Huddersfield skyline, today we finally said goodbye to our over-sized site superstar 🏗️✨ 🚢Next stop: Abu Dhabi (it really gets around). While it will be missed, the major upgrades must continue as we get the station ready to re-open on
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The Transpennine Route Upgrade
@theTRUpgrade
Feb 12, 2023
We’re doing our final checks before reopening the line through #Morley overnight🚆 We’ve completed track 🛤️ & drainage upgrades & made great progress on the new platforms as part of the new Morley station 🚉ready for: 🛗Full accessibility ⏱️Faster & more frequent trains
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