Amended services between Newcastle and Edinburgh on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 September   

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Penzance / Plymouth / Bristol Temple Meads / Birmingham New Street / York and Edinburgh / Dundee / Aberdeen

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

Lumo between London Kings Cross and Newcastle / Edinburgh

Northern between Carlisle / Metrocentre / Newcastle / Prudhoe and Morpeth / Chathill

ScotRail between Edinburgh and Dunbar / North Berwick / Tweedbank

TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street / Newcastle and Edinburgh

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Newcastle and Berwick-upon-Tweed, closing various lines over the weekend.

The following services are affected:

CrossCountry:

Trains between Newcastle and Edinburgh will not run.

Replacement bus services will operate between Newcastle and Edinburgh.

LNER:

Trains between Newcastle and Edinburgh will run an alternative hourly route via Carlisle and will not call at Morpeth, Alnmouth, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Reston and Dunbar. This journey will take approximately 90 minutes longer than usual.

Replacement bus services will operate between Newcastle and Edinburgh, calling at Morpeth, Alnmouth, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Reston and Dunbar.

There will also be changes to stopping patterns to Northbound services, impacting Peterborough, Doncaster and Durham. You are advised to check journey planners for specific service changes.

On Sunday, the 22:00 London Kings Cross to Newcastle service will terminate at York. A rail replacement coach service will be in place between York, Northallerton, Darlington, Durham and Newcastle.

Lumo:

All Lumo services will run between London Kings Cross and Newcastle only.

On Saturday, the 20:56 Edinburgh to Newcastle service will not run.

Northern:

Trains between Carlisle / Hexham and Morpeth / Chathill will terminate / start at Newcastle.

Replacement bus services will operate between Newcastle and Morpeth / Chathill.

Please not trains between Newcastle and Ashington are not affected by these works.

ScotRail:

It is not yet known how ScotRail will be affected by these works.

TransPennine Express:

No TransPennine train services will operate between Newcastle and Edinburgh.

Replacement bus services will operate between Newcastle and Edinburgh.

Check before you travel:

If you are travelling with CrossCountry, LNER, Lumo or Northern, you can use the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

If you are travelling with ScotRail or TransPennine Express, 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.