Buses replace trains between Leeds / York and Newcastle on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 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

Engineering work is taking place between York and Newcastle, closing some lines.

CrossCountry:

Buses will replace trains 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:

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.

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.