More weekend disruption at Manchester Piccadilly

Ewan GawneNorth West
EPA A general view of Manchester Piccadilly, the planned termination point of the HS2 high speed rail line in Manchester, Britain.EPA
The closure will see services cancelled or altered on Sunday

Passengers travelling through Manchester Piccadilly have been warned to expect more disruption when the station shuts to some rail routes on Sunday.

Trains from the south and east of England will be unable to call at the station from the start of services until about 13:00 GMT, with some connections cancelled and others running on altered routes.

The closure will allow "essential" work to be finished as part of a £7.9m upgrade to tracks, points and signalling systems, Network Rail said.

Some trains to Liverpool, Blackpool and Chester will continue to run from platforms 13 and 14 on a reduced timetable.

The latest closure comes after the station shut for a week last month.

It means no services will run from Stockport until 12:30 GMT, from London Euston until 12:55 GMT.

Trams will continue to run from Piccadilly, while Transport for Greater Manchester said valid rail tickets will be accepted on several buses through the wider city region.

Rail replacement buses will run from the station between Stockport and Crewe.

The Bee Network has provided a full list of amended services from operators across the region.

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