Huddersfield line

The Huddersfield line is the main railway line between the English cities of Leeds and Manchester, via Huddersfield. It is one of the busiest MetroTrain lines. The route travels south-south-west from Leeds through Dewsbury. After a short westward stretch through Mirfield, where it runs on the ex-L&YR section, it continues south-west through Huddersfield, using the Colne Valley to its headwaters. The long Standedge Tunnel, just after Marsden, crosses under the watershed; the majority of the run down to Manchester is in the Tame Valley. From Manchester, some services continue to Manchester Airport and others to Liverpool.

Huddersfield line
First TransPennine Express Class 185 Desiro at Mossley in 2014
Overview
OwnerNetwork Rail
Locale
  • West Yorkshire
  • North West England
Service
Operator(s)
Technical
Line length49 miles (79 km)
Track gaugeStandard gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Route map

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Cross Country Route to York /
North TransPennine to Hull
Leeds
Hallam Line / Pontefract line
Leeds Central
Harrogate line to Harrogate /
Airedale line / Wharfedale line
Copley Goods
Farnley and Wortley
Leeds New Line
Cottingley
White Rose (Proposed opening)
Churwell
Morley
Morley Tunnel
Batley
Staincliffe &
Batley Carr
Dewsbury
Ravensthorpe
to Wakefield
Mirfield
Leeds New Line
Bradley
Kirkburton Branch
Deighton
Newtown Goods Yard
Huddersfield
Penistone Line
Longwood and
Milnsbridge
Golcar
Slaithwaite
Marsden
Limit of West
Yorkshire Metro area
Standedge Tunnels
Limit of Transport for
Greater Manchester area
Diggle
Micklehurst Line
Saddleworth
Moorgate
Greenfield
Delph Donkey to Oldham
Mossley
Scout Tunnel
Micklehurst Line
Stalybridge
Ashton-under-Lyne
Guide Bridge
to Oldham
to Stockport
Fairfield
Droylsden
Gorton
Clayton Bridge
Park
Ashburys
Miles Platting
Ardwick
West Coast Main Line
/ Styal line
Manchester Victoria
Manchester Piccadilly
Ordsall Chord
Manchester–Preston line
Liverpool–Manchester lines
Liverpool Lime Street

Not served by
Huddersfield Line services

In November 2011, the Government announced that this route would be electrified, to be completed by 2022; however, there have been multiple delays. It is currently subject to the Transpennine Route Upgrade, which is an element of the Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands that was announced in November 2021.

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