Major Track Improvements: Reduced service between York and Newcastle on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 March 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Penzance / Plymouth / Bristol Temple Meads / Reading / Birmingham New Street / Sheffield / Leeds / York and Newcastle / Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Dundee

Grand Central between London Kings Cross and Sunderland

LNER between London Kings Cross / Leeds and Newcastle / Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Aberdeen / Inverness

Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh

Northern between Saltburn / Middlesbrough and Darlington / Bishop Auckland

TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street / York and Newcastle / Edinburgh

Description

Major engineering work is taking place between Northallerton and Newcastle, closing the East Coast Main Line between these stations all weekend (see background information below).

CrossCountry:

Buses will replace trains between York and Newcastle.

Grand Central:

Saturday

A reduced train service will operate between London Kings Cross and Bradford Interchange / Sunderland. Some trains will start / terminate at York instead of Sunderland.

Sunday

A reduced train service will operate between London Kings Cross and Sunderland. Some trains will start / terminate at York instead of Sunderland.

LNER:

A reduced service of one train per hour will run in each direction between London Kings Cross and Newcastle on a diversionary route between York and Newcastle. Journey times will be extended by up to one hour.

All other services will start / terminate at York and Newcastle.

Rail replacement buses will run between York and Newcastle.

Lumo:

No services will run between London Kings Cross and Newcastle all weekend. A reduced and amended timetable will run between Newcastle and Edinburgh only.

Northern:

Trains between Saltburn / Middlesbrough and Darlington / Bishop Auckland will start / terminate at Eaglescliffe.

Rail replacement buses will run between Eaglescliffe and Darlington / Bishop Auckland.

In addition, services running via Durham and Chester-le-Street will be diverted via an alternative route and will not call at stations via Durham and Chester-le-Street.

Buses will be provided between Middlesbrough and Newcastle to serve these stations.

TransPennine Express:

Buses replace trains between York and Newcastle.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Background Information:

Over a period of 6 consecutive weekends, the East Coast Main Line will be closed between Northallerton and Newcastle in both directions.

This will allow major track improvements, bridge works and Darlington station upgrade work to be carried out.

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.