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

Route(s) affected

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

Grand Central between London Kings Cross and Sunderland

LNER between Leeds and Edinburgh / Aberdeen

Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh

Northern between Blackpool North / Blackburn / Leeds and York, between Halifax / Leeds and Hull

TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street and Newcastle / Edinburgh, between Leeds and Scarborough, between Manchester Victoria and Hull / York / Scarborough, between Manchester Airport and Redcar Central / Saltburn, between Manchester Piccadilly and York / Scarborough

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Leeds and York, closing all lines.

CrossCountry:

Buses replace trains between Leeds and York.

Grand Central:

No trains will run between London Kings Cross and Sunderland.

LNER:

Trains between London Kings Cross and Leeds will run as advertised.

Trains between London Kings Cross and Hull will be diverted and no longer call at Selby.

Trains between London Kings Cross and Newcastle / Edinburgh / Inverness / Aberdeen will run between:

• London Kings Cross and Doncaster

• York and Newcastle / Scotland (on Sunday until 10:00, trains will start / terminate at Northallerton)

Buses will replace trains between:

• Doncaster and Darlington

• Doncaster and Selby

• Wakefield Westgate and York

Lumo:

An amended and reduced service will run between Newcastle and Edinburgh.

Northern:

No trains will run all weekend between Blackpool North and York, between Sheffield and York, and between Leeds and York via Garforth (Sunday only).

Trains between Hull and York will be diverted to run between Leeds and Hull.

On Saturday, trains between Leeds and York via Garforth with now start / terminate at Micklefield.

Buses will replace trains between:

• Moorthorpe and York

• Selby and York

• Micklefield and York

TransPennine Express:

An amended service will run as follows:

• Liverpool Lime Street to Hull services will additionally call at Newton-le-Willows

• Manchester Airport to Leeds

• Manchester Victoria to Leeds

• Manchester Piccadilly to Wakefield Kirkgate

• Manchester Piccadilly to Huddersfield

• York to Newcastle

• York to Redcar Central / Saltburn (please note on Sunday, buses also replace trains between Northallerton and Middlesbrough) You should use Northern services between Middlesbrough and Redcar Central / Saltburn.

• York to Scarborough

• York to Darlington (Sunday only)

Rail replacement bus services will run between:

• Leeds and York

• Wakefield Kirkgate and York

• Northallerton and Middlesbrough (Sunday only)

Check before you travel:

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

If you are travelling with CrossCountry, 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.