High Peak passengers will lose rail services after new Northern Sunday rail service agreed
Train provider Northern has struck a ‘landmark agreement’ to restore Sunday rail services but passengers in the High Peak will miss out as services have been reduced.
Northern, the train provider which covers the north west of England, says it has reached an agreement with conductors and the unions to get more trains running on a Sunday.
For passengers on the Buxton, New Mills and Glossop lines however will see a reduction in services.
A spokesperson for Northern said: “We have reached a landmark agreement with our conductors and RMT Union that allows us to begin restoring more Sunday trains in the North West, meaning more opportunities to get to work, see your friends and family, enjoy days out and visit our towns and cities.”
Northern has been running fewer services in north-west England every Sunday since 22 December 2024, because it has not been able to find enough conductors to work those days.
The firm has previously said the problem it faced on Sundays was it was contractually outside the working week for North West conductors but the new deal means Sunday is part of the working week so they will not rely on voluntary arrangements.
Northern says, this winter around 70 trains will return each Sunday, helping passengers to travel during the busy festive season.
Northern has announced the changes on its website and those travelling from Manchester Piccadilly to Buxton will see the hourly service now running every two hours although from Sunday, November 22, some additional trains will run between Manchester Piccadilly and Hazel Grove.
For New Mills passengers on the Piccadilly to Sheffield line the hourly service will be replaced by two trains every three hours.
And for passengers over in Hadfield and Glossop the half-hourly service is replaced by two trains every 90 minutes.
Northern said: “We’re also reconnecting communities that have had little or no Sunday train service.
“This is just the beginning – with more trains returning over the coming months, and a full Sunday timetable restored by May 2027.
“A total of 230 trains will come back to routes across the North West and into Yorkshire.
“Thank you for your patience over the past few years and to everyone who has helped us reach this agreement.”