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

ScotRail:

Saturday:

Edinburgh – Dunbar:

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

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:

If you are travelling with CrossCountry, LNER, Lumo, ScotRail or TransPennine Express, you can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner.

If you are travelling with Northern, these changes are not currently shown in the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner, please check back nearer to the time of travel.

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.