Buses replace trains between Leeds / York / Durham and Newcastle, and between Bishop Auckland and Eaglescliffe on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 March 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Penzance / Plymouth / Bristol Temple Meads / Birmingham New Street / York and between Newcastle / Edinburgh

All Grand Central services to / from Sunderland

LNER between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh / Aberdeen / Inverness

Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh

Northern between Carlisle / Bishop Auckland / Darlington and Saltburn, between Darlington and Hartlepool

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

Description

Engineering work is taking place between York and Darlington / Eaglescliffe, closing all lines.

For a summary of the below information, please watch our travel advice video.

CrossCountry:

Rail replacement buses will operate between Leeds / 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:

LNER will run one train per hour in each direction to and from London Kings Cross via a diversionary route between Northallerton and Newcastle with journey times extended by approximately 1 hour. Other services to and from King’s Cross will start and terminate at York, and other services to and from Scotland will start and terminate at Newcastle.

A rail replacement coach service will be provided between York, Northallerton, Darlington, Durham 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:

Buses will replace trains between Bishop Auckland / Darlington and Eaglescliffe.

Train services via Durham and Chester-le-Street will run to an amended timetable, and will not call at Durham or Chester-le-Street. Replacement bus services will run between Middlesbrough and Newcastle.

TransPennine Express:

Buses will replace trains between York and Newcastle.

Check before you travel:

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

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.