Buses replace trains between York and Newcastle via Darlington on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 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

Grand Central between London Kings Cross and Sunderland

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.

Grand Central:

No trains will call at Northallerton. Buses will replace trains between Northallerton and Thirsk.

Saturday:

The following trains will not run:

• 06:44 and 10:32 Sunderland to London Kings Cross

• 15:00 and 19:25 London Kings Cross to Sunderland

The 08:32 Sunderland to London Kings Cross will start from York. The 17:00 London Kings Cross to Sunderland will terminate at York.

Sunday:

The following trains will not run:

• The 10:30 and 12:30 Sunderland to London Kings Cross

• The 15:00 and 17:00 London Kings Cross to Sunderland

The 08:37 Sunderland to London Kings Cross will start at York. The 19:00 Londo nKings Cross to Sunderland will terminate at York.

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.

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 be run between Middlesbrough and Saltburn and between Darlington and Newcastle calling at Durham and Chester-le-Street.

TransPennine Express:

Rail replacement buses will operate between York and Newcastle.

Check before you travel:

If you are travelling with CrossCountry, Grand Central, 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.