Do not travel: major disruption between Doncaster and York expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

Grand Central between London Kings Cross and Sunderland

LNER between London Kings Cross and York / Newcastle / Edinburgh / Aberdeen / Inverness

Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh

Description

A failure of the electricity supply between Doncaster and York means all lines are blocked. As a result, trains running between these stations may be cancelled, severely delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

Due to the severity of today's disruption and the number of cancellations across the route, is it advised that customers do not travel.

Major disruption is expected until the end of the day.

A visual disruption map video is now available.

LNER customer advice:

LNER advise customers do not travel. Services may start / terminate from Doncaster or Newcastle.

Rail replacement buses have been requested to shuttle between Doncaster and York.

You may use your ticket on the following services at no extra cost:

• CrossCountry between Doncaster, Leeds, York and Newcastle / Edinburgh

• Grand Central between London Kings Cross and Doncaster / Bradford Interchange / York

• Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh

• Northern between Doncaster, Leeds, York and Newcastle

• TransPennine Express between Manchester, Leeds and York / Newcastle

You can use the alternative route map for more details.

Lumo customer advice:

You can use your tickets at no extra cost on the following services:

• LNER between:

  • London Kings Cross and Leeds

  • Leeds / York / Newcastle and Edinburgh

• CrossCountry and TransPennine Express between Leeds / York / Newcastle and Edinburgh

• ScotRail between Edinburgh and Glasgow Queen Street in this direction only

Additional information:

Network Rail engineers are on site and are investigating the issue.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

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.