Transpennine Express announces schedule changes impacting northern England
Transpennine Express is set to start a new schedule covering northern England from next month.
The train operator will introduce a new timetable from Sunday 14 December, giving passengers more options ahead of the busy festive period.
Key improvements include services between Newcastle and Edinburgh on the East Coast Mainline, increasing from five to eight per day.
Elsewhere, on the brand’s south route, which runs between Liverpool Lime Street and Cleethorpes via Manchester and Sheffield, most Sunday services will now operate with six-car carriages.
These services will now call at Dore and Totley on Sundays.
A new 8:13am Sunday service from Liverpool Lime Street to Cleethorpes will run s well as a new late-night Saturday service to Liverpool Lime Street, departing Manchester Piccadilly at 11:07pm.
The change to the East Coast Main Line route adds 2,000 extra seats daily, with trains running around every two hours and a new early morning commuter option arriving in Edinburgh at 7:20am.
The route between Hull and Liverpool Lime Street will also see a capacity boost, with most services up to 7:00pm now formed of five or six carriages. The brand claims this change will provide around 3,500 additional seats each week and is designed to support demand during busy evening periods.
Andrew McClements, Customer Experience & Transformation Director at TPE, said: “While the majority of our services remain the same, we’d encourage customers to double-check any regular journeys they make.
“We’re pleased to be introducing improvements that offer customers more choice, greater flexibility, and a better experience when travelling with us.”