Buses replace trains between Leeds / Doncaster and Darlington on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 November
Engineering work details
Starts Saturday 01 November 2025 to Sunday 02 November 2025
Train operators affected
Route(s) affected
CrossCountry between Penzance and Edinburgh, between Plymouth and York / Newcastle / Edinburgh / Dundee / Glasgow Central / Aberdeen, between Bristol Temple Meads and Edinburgh, between Birmingham New Street and York / Newcastle / Edinburgh, between Reading and York / Newcastle, between Derby and Newcastle, between Sheffield and Edinburgh, and also between York and Edinburgh
Grand Central between London Kings Cross and Sunderland
LNER between London Kings Cross and York / Newcastle / Edinburgh / Aberdeen / Inverness, between Doncaster and Edinburgh, and also between Leeds and Edinburgh / Aberdeen
Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh
Northern between Blackpool North / Blackburn / Hebden Bridge / Halifax / Sheffield / Leeds and York, and also between York and Selby / Hull / Bridlington / Scarborough
TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street and Newcastle / Edinburgh, between Manchester Airport and York / Redcar Central / Saltburn, between Manchester Piccadilly and York / Scarborough / Redcar Central, between Manchester Victoria and York / Scarborough / Redcar Central / Newcastle, between Leeds and Newcastle, between York and Redcar Central / Saltburn / Newcastle
Description
Engineering work is taking place between Doncaster / Leeds and Darlington, closing various lines.
CrossCountry
Buses will replace trains between Leeds and Darlington.
Grand Central
No trains will run between London Kings Cross and Sunderland.
LNER
No trains will run between Doncaster and Northallerton.
Trains between London Kings Cross and Leeds will run as normal.
Trains between London Kings Cross and York will only run between London Kings Cross and Doncaster.
Trains between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh / Aberdeen will only run between Northallerton and Edinburgh / Aberdeen.
Buses will replace trains between:
Doncaster and Darlington
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).
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 Victoria to Leeds services will only call at Huddersfield and Dewsbury
Manchester Airport to Leeds via Huddersfield and Dewsbury
Manchester Piccadilly to Wakefield Kirkgate via Huddersfield
Northallerton to Newcastle
York to Scarborough (Saturday only)
Malton to Scarborough (Sunday only)
Rail replacement bus services will run between:
Leeds and York
Leeds and Darlington
York and Northallerton
York and Malton
York and Redcar Central
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.
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