BRADFORD ravers heading to Creamfields this weekend are being urged to plan ahead if they are heading to the music festival by train.

Rail operator Northern expects thousands of music lovers going to the Cheshire event to travel by train and is calling on people to plan their journeys.

Engineering work and reduced timetables are in effect across the bank holiday weekend, which could cause disruption for party animals heading to the dance festival.

Creamfields, back after last year’s Covid-19 postponement, takes place in Daresbury near Warrington, with festival organisers putting on shuttle buses for attendees between the site and station.

Chris Jackson, regional director at Northern, said: “Creamfields is a fantastic festival and we’re proud that so many choose to use our trains to get to and from the event.

“This year though, engineering work from Thursday to Sunday means buses are replacing trains between Liverpool and Manchester (via Warrington Central) so journeys will take longer, and capacity is reduced. Our services to and from Warrington Bank Quay are also suspended this coming weekend, though other operators’ trains will be running.

“It’s really important that those planning to use the railway check the temporary timetables before they set off and give themselves extra time for journeys to and from Warrington.”

Shuttle buses will be running between Creamfields and stations in Warrington, Manchester and Liverpool during the weekend.

For more information about the work and to see Northern’s timetables, visit the operator’s website, and information about the shuttle bus service is available from the Creamfields website.