Grindleford Track Works at Night

Hope Valley Upgrade nears completion

Sections of the train line between Manchester and Sheffield will be closed from 16th March as works are carried out to complete the final phase of the Hope Valley Railway Upgrade. 

Upgrades include track installation and drainage work in the Dore & Totley area. The Dore South Curve extension is set to be completed, which will double the number of tracks in and out of the station to the east, whilst work on the new track in Grindleford will also be finalised. 

Work to complete the new second platform at Dore & Totley station will take place, which will be linked to the existing platform by an accessible footbridge with lifts once completed. The existing platform has been extended to accommodate longer trains, creating more seats for passengers. 

The current platform at Dore & Totley station will become Platform 2, whilst the new, Manchester-bound platform will become Platform 1. This is to align the new platforms with other stations on the Hope Valley line. 

Following the recovery of redundant signaling equipment along the route, final commissioning of the upgraded cutting-edge signaling system will take place, improving the reliability of services and signifying the completion of the Hope Valley Railway Upgrade.  

Bamford Rail Works

Chris Nutton, Major Projects Director at TransPennine Express, said: 

“The major improvements that Network Rail will be undertaking, with the reinstatement of a second platform at Dore & Totley and track and signaling upgrades on the Hope Valley route, are vital for releasing capacity through this bottleneck on our network and enabling more reliable services for our customers that travel between Sheffield and Manchester.

Photo Credit: Network Rail

 

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