PASSENGERS have been thanked for their patience while major rail work was carried out.

From Monday, April 22, to Friday, May 17, midweek line closures saw engineers work around the clock to complete track and signalling work as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).

More than 3,000m of new track was installed between Morley and Cottingley stations, while work was carried out on over 13,000m of cables for signalling upgrades.

Five redundant signal bases were also removed and work was undertaken to the platforms at Morley station.

Jonathan Hepton, sponsor on the TRU, said: “I’d like to thank passengers travelling between Dewsbury and Leeds over the last four weeks for their understanding and support after train services were affected to allow us to complete these upgrades.”

Chris Nutton, major projects director at TransPennine Express, added: “The work done over these four weeks forms an integral part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade, which will transform the journeys of our customers who travel between Huddersfield, Dewsbury, and Leeds.

"We’d like to thank our customers for their patience whilst engineers completed these major upgrade works.”

Another four-week period of rail upgrades will take place in Morley in the summer, with the TRU team planning work on weekdays and nights between Monday, June 24, and Friday, July 19.