Major train station to CLOSE for 44 days including Christmas holidays for historic £70million upgrade
A HUGE UK train station is set to close for even more days – and it hits right by Christmas.
Huddersfield Station has only just reopened after a 16-day closure, which is part of a £70million upgrade.
The works date back to 2023, as the station is hoping to become fully electric by 2023.
And it has since been announced that it will close for another six days from this weekend, followed by more than a month in January 2027.
Transpennine Route Upgrade confirmed the following weekends would see the station closed in 2026:
- October 10
- October 11
- November 14
- November 15
- December 13
- December 20
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The December closures will affect the two Sundays before Christmas, so travellers are being warned to plan ahead.
This will then follow a huge 38-day closure from Christmas Eve (December 24, 2026) to January 31, 2027.
Liam O’Shaughnessy, TRU programme delivery lead for Northern, said: “The work that has been completed over the last 16 days in the Huddersfield area is another crucial step towards delivering the benefits that the Transpennine Route Upgrade will bring for customers across the north.
“We have worked closely with our industry partners to keep customers on the move, and these works have continued, and we would like to thank customers and local communities for their patience and cooperation, whilst these improvement works have been taking place.”
Upgrades include two new track lines through Huddersfield, restoration of the station’s roof and platforms, as well as upgrades at Deighton Station, and nearby road upgrades.
The station dates back to 1850, and named one of the most beautiful by Lonely Planet.
Now, it welcomes 3.1million passengers a year with routes across Yorkshire.
The station was even famously home to a cat, Felix.
Previously having a Sunday Times bestselling biography, he passed away in 2023.