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 road transport 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.

A rail replacement operation will be in place. Services will call at Northallerton on Saturday, but will not call at Northallerton on Sunday. 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:

If you are travelling with CrossCountry, Grand Central, LNER, Lumo or Northern, you can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

If you are travelling with TransPennine Express, these changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.

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.