Rail work at Swinton will hit travellers over next two weekends
TRACK renewal work will impact on rail travellers in the Rotherham area over the next two weekends.
Work at Swinton will affect journeys over the periods of May 9 and 10 and May 16 and 17.
The essential work includes nearly half a kilometre of track renewal within the 1km worksite either side of Swinton station to maintain the safe and reliable running of train services.
This project involves replacing old sections of track and installing new foundations, using rail-mounted cranes and engineering trains.
The work is being delivered by CRSA, an alliance between Network Rail and Balfour Beatty.
Preparation work has been taking place since April with little disruption to trains but the main engineering work requires greater access to the track and means changes to services on the next two weekends.
The service impacted will be:
- CrossCountry – Trains will not call at Wakefield Westgate. Services will be retimed between Sheffield and Leeds.
- Northern – Trains between Sheffield and Doncaster/Adwick will not call at Swinton. Trains between Sheffield and Hull will start/terminate at Doncaster. A reduced train service will operate between Moorthorpe and Leeds. Buses will replace trains between Sheffield and Moorthorpe/York.
A spokesperson for CrossCountry and Northern said: “We’re working closely with Network Rail while this essential work takes place at Swinton.
“We’re asking customers to check before they travel during the affected weekends, as some services will be diverted, retimed or replaced by buses.
“We’d like to thank everyone for their patience while this vital work is carried out.”
Follow-up work is planned to be completed in August.