Transpennine Route Upgrade work will be carried out over the Christmas holiday and into the new year.

Customers are advised to plan ahead during the disruption period, between 25th December and 25th January.

Across Leeds and York, the signalling and telecommunications systems will be replaced, wth 54 new signals installed along with accompanying infrastructure.

The track will be remodelled in the Church Fenton area, with platforms 3 and 4 realigned.

3 km of track will be replaced along with eight crossings and switches.

This will all allow for more environmentally friendly, smoother and reliable journeys in the future.

For further information on what journeys are affected, visit National Rail.

“The work taking place over the Christmas period into January in the Church Fenton area is vital to delivering the benefits of the Transpennine Route Upgrade. Customers who travel from Church Fenton will see some changes to their station and platforms in the new year, while Network Rail will also be delivering signalling upgrades on the route into Leeds, which will bring our customers a faster and more reliable railway for years to come.

“Rail replacement buses will be in operation where we are unable to run services through Church Fenton, while Northern will also run an amended train service throughout the duration of the improvement works, with a number of phases of work being delivered from Saturday 27 December to Sunday 25 January.

“Understandably, our customers that normally travel on the routes between York, Selby and Leeds will be affected. We recommend that those travelling check before they travel at www.nationalrail.co.uk”

Andrew Allwright, TRU Programme Delivery Lead for Northern