Roof restoration at Huddersfield station begins

The grade one-listed station’s trainshed roof is a rare example of the Euston roof style, and is being renovated as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade.

Huddersfield station is undergoing a full redesign with the construction of new and longer platforms, with additional track to enable more trains with extra seats to stop there.

Scheme promoters said that the TRU programme has made significant progress with major rail improvements in Huddersfield as part of the multi-billion-pound project – a programme of works intended to bring passengers faster, greener and more reliable trains between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York.

Mining mitigation work has been completed throughout the area in recent months, whilst strengthening work has been undertaken to Huddersfield Viaduct in advance of new track being installed.

Work has also begun to carefully dismantle the station’s listed tearoom. This will be stored while the platform remodelling takes place, before being repainted and reinstated at the station later on.

The TRU team will be working around the clock during several weekend line closures in August, with diversionary routes and rail replacement buses in place.

Gareth Hope, sponsor on the Transpennine Route Upgrade, described Huddersfield as a “key focus point” for TRU,” adding that it will “unlock many of the scheme’s benefits, including being able to run more trains on a more reliable railway line from Huddersfield to Manchester, Leeds and York”.

He added: “From the end of July, we will be starting a period of roof canopy repairs which will involve grit blasting, painting and steelwork. Passengers may have already noticed scaffolding being installed which will enable our team to work from a raised platform above the station to minimise disruption to train travel.

“We will also have noise monitoring and acoustic barriers in place to reduce noise from the work as much as possible.”