Buses replace trains between Newcastle / Dunbar and Edinburgh on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 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.

Rail replacement buses will run between Newcastle and Edinburgh, calling Morpeth, Alnmouth, and Berwick-upon-Tweed.

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.

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:

Edinburgh – Dunbar:

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

Please note: the rail replacement location for East Linton will be the bus stops at The Mart on the B1407.

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

Edinburgh – North Berwick:

Trains operate as normal.

Sunday:

As ScotRail do not run to / from Dunbar on Sundays, 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.