Amended services between Newcastle and Edinburgh from Tuesday 20 to Thursday 22 June 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Penzance / Plymouth / Bristol Temple Meads / Birmingham New Street / Leeds and Newcastle / Edinburgh / Glasgow Central / Aberdeen 

LNER between London Kings Cross / Newcastle and Berwick-upon-Tweed / Edinburgh / Stirling / Glasgow Central / Aberdeen / Inverness

Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh

Northern between Carlisle / Newcastle and Cathill

TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street / Newcastle and Edinburgh

Description

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

CrossCountry:

Wednesday only:

Buses replace trains between Newcastle and Berwick-upon-Tweed.

LNER:

Wednesday only:

Trains will run between London Kings Cross and Newcastle and then between Alnmouth and Scotland.

Buses will run between Newcastle and Alnmouth, calling at Morpeth.

A small number of services will run on a diversionary route between Newcastle and Edinburgh.

Lumo:

Tuesday:

The 20:27 London Kings Cross to Edinburgh service will terminate at Newcastle.

Wednesday:

All services will operate between London Kings Cross and Newcastle only. A limited replacement bus service will run between Newcastle and Edinburgh.

Additionally, the 11:23 Edinburgh to London Kings Cross service will be retimed to run an hour later than normal.

Thursday:

The 06:23 Edinburgh to London Kings Cross service will start from Newcastle.

Northern:

Wednesday:

Buses replace trains between Newcastle and Morpeth / Chathill.

TransPennine Express:

Wednesday:

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.