Buses replace trains between Newcastle / Dunbar and Edinburgh on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September  

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Penzance / Plymouth / Exeter St Davids / Bristol Temple Meads / Birmingham New Street / Derby / Sheffield / Newcastle and Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Dundee / Aberdeen

LNER between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh / Dundee / Aberdeen / Inverness

Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh / Glasgow Central

Northern between Newcastle and Ashington / Morpeth / Chathill

ScotRail between Dunbar and Edinburgh

TransPennine Express between Newcastle and Edinburgh

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Newcastle / Dunbar and Edinburgh, closing all lines.

CrossCountry:

No trains will run between Newcastle and Edinburgh.

Replacement buses will operate between Newcastle and Berwick-upon-Tweed / Edinburgh.

LNER:

No trains will run between Newcastle and Edinburgh via Berwick-upon-Tweed.

An hourly service will run between Newcastle and Edinburgh via Carlisle, with extended journey times.

Replacement buses will run between Newcastle and Edinburgh, calling at Morpeth, Alnmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Reston and Dunbar.

You can view a map of LNER's engineering work.

Lumo:

Trains will operate to a reduced / amended service between London Kings Cross and Newcastle only.

Northern:

Buses replace trains between:

• Northumberland Park and Ashington (You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the Tyne & Wear Metro between Newcastle and Northumberland Park)

• Newcastle and Morpeth / Chathill

A map showing the detail of the Northern alterations can be found by following the link.

ScotRail:

Saturday:

Dunbar - Edinburgh:

Trains between Dunbar and Edinburgh will not run. Replacement buses will run between Dunbar and Drem via East Linton.

You can use ScotRail trains to / from North Berwick between Drem and Edinburgh at no extra cost to connect with ScotRail replacement buses.

North Berwick - Edinburgh:

Trains operate as normal.

Sunday:

As ScotRail do not run to / from Dunbar on Sundays, so services are unaffected by this engineering work.

An engineering map of this information can be found by following the link.

TransPennine Express:

No trains will run between Newcastle and Edinburgh.

Replacement buses will operate between Newcastle and Edinburgh.

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner.

You can plan your journey on the Tyne & Wear Metro by using their website.

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 drop-off 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.