Full traffic, train and bus disruption in Leeds over August bank holiday weekend

Commuters travelling in Leeds over the bank holiday weekend are being warned to expect major disruption.

There will be planned essential rail engineering works and upgrades taking place affecting train travel between Friday (August 28) and Monday (August 31).

Motorists are also being warned to plan ahead for increased traffic heading to Leeds Festival at Bramham Park.

A new bus timetable is also set to come into effect in West Yorkshire this weekend. Here’s everything you need to know...

Planned train disruption

The following major engineering work will be taking place during the August bank holiday weekend:

London Kings Cross

Starting at 10pm on Saturday, continuing all day on Sunday, and finishing at 8am on Monday, major East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) engineering work will be taking place between London Kings Cross and Peterborough.

• During this time, no trains will be able to run between Potters Bar and Peterborough / Royston, and between Stevenage and Hertford North.
• This will significantly disrupt local journeys, and also longer distance journeys on the East Coast Main Line between Edinburgh / Newcastle / Leeds / Hull / Doncaster and London Kings Cross.

Brotherton Bridge near Knottingley

An £800,000 upgrade of Brotherton Bridge near Knottingley will affect journeys this weekend, closing all lines between Selby and Micklefield / Church Fenton.

• York and Hull and beyond: Train services will be diverted via an alternative route between Selby and York and will not call at Sherburn-in-Elmet, Church Fenton and Ulleskelf.
• Hull and Halifax / Leeds: Train services will run between Leeds and Halifax, and between Hull and Selby.
• Buses will be provided between: Selby and York, York and Moorthorpe, Selby and Micklefield.

Planned bus disruption

Local bus services are set to face disruption this weekend as a result of both Leeds Festival and the Leeds West Indian Carnival.

Leeds Festival

A shuttle bus service for those attending Leeds Festival will run from Sovereign Square Park, near Leeds station. The following local buses will face disruption.

• Service 7 between Leeds and Harrogate are likely to experience delays due to traffic congestion.
• Services 174 & 174A will not run between Aberford and Wetherby. They will terminate at bus stop 45013290 Aberford Terminus, where they will resume route towards Wakefield.
• Services 840 & 843 are diverting between Cross Gates and A64 Tadcaster via Barwick Road, Leeds Road, ELOR (A6120), William Parkin Way, M1, A1(M), Aberford Bypass and Bramham Crossroads in both directions.

West Yorkshire Police are also set to introduce temporary traffic restrictions including speed limit changes for the duration of Leeds Fest.

Leeds West Indian Carnival

From 8am on Sunday, August 30 to 6.30am on Tuesday, September 1, Chapeltown Road will be closed for the carnival.

• Services 2, 3, 3A & 36 are diverting between Sheepscar and Chapel Allerton via North Street, Sheepscar Street North, Scott Hall Road, Stainbeck Lane and Harrogate Road.
• Services will not stop along Chapeltown Road during these times.

Parade Day, Monday, August 31, 4am to 11.59pm

• Services 12, 13, & 13A towards Roundhay will divert from Vicar Lane via Eastgate (using event stop Victoria E), Regent Street, Cross Stamford Street and Roseville Road, resuming route on Roundhay Road.
• Services 12, 13, & 13A towards Leeds will divert from Roundhay Road via Roseville Road, Cross Stamford Street, Regent Street and Byron Street, resuming route at North Street.
• Service 91 will run between Pudsey and Chapel Allerton only. There will be no service between Chapel Allerton and Halton Moor.
• Service 91 towards Halton Moor will divert from Stainbeck Lane via Scott Hall Road, Potternewton Lane and Harrogate Road, starting route towards Pudsey at stop 45013627 Potternewton Lane outside Lidl.

Bus timetable changes

Tweaks will be made to a selection of timetabled services from Sunday.

22 Leeds • Headingley • Headingley Campus

• Sunday, August 30 - Operated by First
• This service will operate from September to mid-May only.

25 Leeds • Headingley • Lawnswood

• Sunday, August 30 - Operated by First
• This service will operate from September to mid-July only.

47 47A Leeds • Hunslet • Middleton • East Ardsley • Morley • Cottingley • White Rose Centre

• Sunday, August 30 - Operated by First
• On weekdays, all journeys will be retimed by 10-25 minutes.

444 446 Leeds • Rothwell • Carlton / Woodlesford • Wakefield

• Sunday, August 30 - Operated by Arriva
• On weekdays, some journeys at school times will be retimed due to changes in the school day at Oulton Academy.

X10 Wakefield • Leeds • Leeds University

• Sunday, August 30 - Operated by Arriva
• Afternoon journeys will be retimed 5 minutes later.

412 Wetherby • York

• Monday, September 7 - Operated by Connexions
• This service will operate a revised route in York on most eastbound journeys, and some journeys will be slightly retimed.

National Highways disruption

Diversions will be in place on the A1M throughout the weekend at both Ferrybridge and for Leeds festival traffic at Bramham Park.

A1(M)-Northbound

• Friday to Sunday - 10pm to 6am
• A1 northbound and Barnsdale bar to Ferrybridge.
• Carriageway closure and lane closures for barrier repair works.
• Diversion route in place via local authority network.

A1(M)-Northbound

• Sunday - 4am to 3pm
• A1M northbound junction 45 exit slip closed to assist traffic exiting Leeds Festival.
• Diversion on National Highways and Local Authority network.