Buses replace trains between York and Newcastle via Darlington on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 March 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Penzance / Bristol Temple Meads / Birmingham New Street / Sheffield / Leeds / York and Edinburgh, between Reading / Birmingham New Street and Newcastle, between Plymouth and Glasgow Central / Dundee

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

Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh / Glasgow Central

Northern between Saltburn and Newcastle / Carlisle, and between Whitby and Darlington

TransPennine Express between Manchester Airport and Redcar Central / Saltburn / Newcastle / Edinburgh

Description

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

CrossCountry:

Buses replace trains between York, Darlington, Durham and Newcastle.

LNER:

Rail replacement buses will operate between York / Northallerton and Newcastle.

Services between York and Edinburgh will either operate between Newcastle and Edinburgh only, or will be diverted to run via Sunderland.

On Sunday, no trains will call at Northallerton.

Lumo:

An amended and reduced service will run between Newcastle and Edinburgh / Glasgow Queen Street only.

Northern:

Buses will replace trains between Darlington and Saltburn.

TransPennine Express:

Rail replacement buses will operate between York and Newcastle.

An amended timetable will run between:

• Liverpool Lime Street and York

• Manchester Airport and York

• York and Middlesbrough (on Sunday services will be unable to call at Northallerton)

• Wakefield Kirkgate and York

Check before you travel:

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

If you are travelling with 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.