Incident resolved between Durham and Newcastle: delays are expected until 22:00 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Penzance / Plymouth / Birmingham New Street and Edinburgh, and also between Reading and Newcastle

LNER betwen London Kings Cross / Doncaster / York and Edinburgh, and also between London Kings Cross / Doncaster and Newcastle

Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh

TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street and Newcastle

Description

The earlier trespasser on the line in the Chester-le-Street area has now been removed, allowing trains to resume running at normal speed on all lines through this station.

As service recovers, trains running between Durham and Newcastle may still be delayed by up to 20 minutes.

This is expected until 22:00.

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Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.