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Nov 2022
Rail replacement services to operate between Harrogate and York over Christmas
Train passengers between Harrogate and York will face disruption over Christmas as Network Rail carries out track and signalling work.
The organisation will undertake £6 million improvements at York Station from Christmas Eve until January 2, 2023.
It will see 2.7km of track renewed, as well as nine sets of points – the specialist piece of equipment which allows trains to move from one section of track to another.
The work means that passengers from Harrogate and Knaresborough will have to change at Poppleton and board a rail replacement bus to get to York.
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Network Rail has urged people to check services before they travel and have warned that services will take longer than normal.
Sam MacDougall, operations director for Network Rail’s East Coast route said:
A spokesperson on behalf of train operators on the route said:
The move comes as LNER cancelled two trains from Harrogate to London King's Cross today due to a shortage of train crew.
The 9.36am and 5.36pm services have been affected.
Meanwhile, passengers on the 3.36pm service have been asked to travel to Leeds to board the train as a shortage of crew means it will no longer call at Harrogate and Horsforth.
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