Trains to start running to and from Manchester Airport all night from next month

A new train timetable is being introduced next month, and it means services are to start running all night to and from Manchester Airport.

Thanks to train operator TransPennine Express (TPE), eight new services are set to be introduced from Sunday 17 May onwards – which is when, alongside the rest of the rail industry, the company will be introducing a new timetable – and this means there will be a train roughly every hour between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport all day, every day. 

The move to introduce these new services is aimed at ‘improving connectivity’ for passengers travelling early in the morning or late at night, TPE explained.

As mentioned, the new airport trains also accompany a number of other upcoming additional services across Greater Manchester and the North West as a whole.

Passengers can expect to see additional weekday stops on peak-time Leeds to Manchester Piccadilly services to support students and commuters.

Extra services will also be added for a month over the summer during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

“Although most of our services are unchanged, we encourage customers to take a moment to check any journeys they make regularly,” commented Andrew McClements, who is the Customer Experience & Transformation Director at TPE, ahead of the new timetable being rolled out next month.

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“We’re pleased to be introducing services that give customers more choice, added flexibility, and an improved overall experience when travelling with us.”

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