Lines reopened: disruption in the Darlington area
Service alteration details
Incident reported: Saturday 13 December 2025 at 05:22
Incident cleared: Saturday 13 December 2025 at 09:52
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Last updated
Saturday 13 December 2025 at 09:52
Train operators affected
Route(s) affected
CrossCountry between Edinburgh and York / Derby / Birmingham New Street / Bristol Temple Meads / Plymouth / Penzance, and also between Glasgow Central / Newcastle and Plymouth
LNER between Aberdeen and Leeds, between Edinburgh and Doncaster / London Kings Cross, and also between Newcastle and London Kings Cross
Northern between Saltburn / Nunthorpe and Darlington, between Saltburn / Darlington and Bishop Auckland, and also between Middlesbrough and Carlisle
TransPennine Express between Newcastle and York / Liverpool Lime Street, and also between Newcastle and Manchester Victoria
Description
Disruption following a fault with the signalling system in the Darlington area has now ended.