Major improvement work at Darlington on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 March 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Penzance / Plymouth / Bristol Temple Meads / Birmingham New Street / Sheffield / Newcastle and Edinburgh, between Plymouth and Glasgow Central / Dundee / Aberdeen, and also between Reading and Newcastle

Grand Central between London Kings Cross and Sunderland

LNER between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh / Aberdeen / Inverness

Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh

Northern between Bishop Auckland and Darlington / Saltburn

TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street and Newcastle and also between Manchester Airport and Darlington / Redcar Central / Saltburn

Description

Engineering work is taking place in the Darlington area, closing all lines.

CrossCountry:

Rail replacement services will operate between Leeds, Darlington, Durham and Newcastle.

Alternative rail services will run between Leeds and York.

Grand Central:

Saturday:

The following services will be amended:

• 08:32 Sunderland to London Kings Cross will start from York at 10:13

• 17:00 London Kings Cross to Sunderland will terminate at York

The following services will not run:

• 06:44 Sunderland to London Kings Cross

• 10:32 Sunderland to London Kings Cross

• 15:00 London Kings Cross to Sunderland

• 19:25 London Kings Cross to Sunderland

Sunday:

The following services will be amended:

• 08:37 Sunderland to London Kings Cross will start from York at 10:10

• 19:00 London Kings Cross to Sunderland will terminate at York

The following services will not run:

• 10:30 Sunderland to London Kings Cross

• 12:30 Sunderland to London Kings Cross

• 15:00 London Kings Cross to Sunderland

• 17:00 London Kings Cross to Sunderland

LNER:

A revised service will run between Newcastle and Edinburgh or will run via a diversionary route around the Durham Coast.

Rail replacement Services will be in place but will only call at Northallerton on Saturday . Newcastle semi-fast trains will start and terminate at York.

Lumo:

An amended and reduced service will run between Newcastle and Edinburgh / Glasgow Queen Street only.

Northern:

Trains will start / terminate at Eaglescliffe.

Buses will be provided between Eaglescliffe and Bishop Auckland and between Darlington and Newcastle via Durham and Chester-le-Street.

TransPennine Express:

Saturday:

Rail replacement buses will operate between York and Newcastle.

Trains to / from Redcar Central will run as normal.

Sunday:

Rail replacement buses will operate between:

• York and Newcastle

• Northallerton and Newcastle

Trains to / from Redcar Central will not call at Northallerton.

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.