Buses replace trains via Darlington on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 March   

Route(s) affected

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

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

Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh

Northern between Saltburn / Middlesborough and Darlington / Bishop Auckland

TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street / Manchester Victoria / York and Darlington / Newcastle / Edinburgh

Description

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

CrossCountry:

Buses replace trains between York, Darlington, Durham and Newcastle.

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 Durham. Rail replacement buses will run between York and Durham, calling and Northallerton and Darlington.

Lumo:

All services will operate between Newcastle and Edinburgh only.

Northern:

Buses will be provided between Eaglescliffe and Darlington / Bishop Auckland.

TransPennine Express:

No service will operate between York and Newcastle.

Rail replacement buses will run 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 this page. 

You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages. 

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