Passengers can now apply for a place in The Great Race Across the North, which will be held on Saturday, 25 July.
Ten people will be selected to take part and they can compete solo or bring a friend.
The prize for the winner is a night out for two people in Manchester, with a one-night stay at the luxurious Midland Hotel in Manchester, a rum tasting experience at Salford Distillery with meal at The Black Friar and tickets to The Cube.
The competition is being held to mark the launch of the Northern Explorer ticket, which allows passengers to travel right across the North and make as many stops as they want for just £35 a day.
Each person selected to take part in the competition will be issued with a free Northern Explorer ticket before they set off from a station in Manchester at 10am on July 25.
They will then see who can reach the highest number of stations that day by travelling on Northern services, which run to more than 500 destinations.
At each station, the contestants will need to get off and take a photograph of themselves at the entrance, before catching the next Northern train.
To take part apply on Northern’s website. Those who are selected will be contacted via email.
