Trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield severely reduced this weekend

Trains between Manchester and Sheffield will run on a reduced service from today due to planned engineering works.

There will be one TransPennine train every two hours, and a rail replacement bus running opposite, according to the train company’s website.

Rail replacement buses between Stockport, Dore & Totley and Sheffield will also be in place from Monday to Friday at morning peak time only.

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The engineering works are expected to last from today, March 16 to next Sunday, March 24.

Inrix, a traffic monitoring site, earlier reported: “Buses run instead of trains on Transpennine Express between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield due to engineering works.”

On the TransPennine website, it reads: “From Saturday 16 to Sunday 24 March, engineering work will affect train services that run between Manchester and Sheffield.

“TransPennine Express will operate (in both directions) : Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Oxford Road; Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield (One train every 2 hours) and Doncaster to Cleethorpes (One train per hour).

“Rail replacement buses: Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield (One every 2 hours, running the opposite hour to the train service); Stockport to Dore & Totley (Monday to Friday, peak time only) and Dore & Totley to Sheffield (Monday to Friday, morning peak time only).”