Buses replace trains between Newcastle and Edinburgh on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 October 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Penzance / Plymouth / Exeter St Davids / Birmingham New Street / Derby / Sheffield / Leeds / York / Newcastle and Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Aberdeen

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

Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh

Northern between Newcastle and Morpeth / Chathill

ScotRail between Edinburgh and Dunbar

TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street / Manchester Airport / Newcastle and Edinburgh

Description

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

CrossCountry:

Buses will replace trains between Newcastle and Edinburgh.

LNER:

A reduced service will run to / from Scotland with trains diverting to run on an alternative route, extending journey times by up to 2 hours. Some trains will run between London Kings Cross and Newcastle only.

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

On Friday evening and Monday morning, some trains will start / terminate at alternative locations.

Lumo:

Buses will replace trains between Newcastle and Edinburgh. Trains will be amended to run between London Kings Cross and Newcastle only.

On Monday morning, the 06:23 Edinburgh to London Kings Cross service will start from Newcastle at 07:57.

Northern:

All day on Saturday and before 08:30 on Sunday, buses will replace trains between Newcastle and Morpeth / Chathill.

ScotRail:

Saturday:

Edinburgh - Dunbar:

Trains will not run. Replacement buses will run between Edinburgh and Dunbar.

TransPennine Express:

Buses will replace trains between Newcastle and Edinburgh.

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.