Lines reopened: disruption at Doncaster expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Newcastle and Birmingham New Street / Reading, between York and Reading, and also between Leeds and Plymouth

East Midlands Railway between Doncaster and Lincoln

Grand Central between Sunderland / Bradford Interchange and London Kings Cross

Hull Trains between Beverely / Hull and London Kings Cross

LNER between Aberdeen / Edinburgh / Newcastle / Middlesbrough / York / Harrogate / Skipton / Bradford Forster Square / Leeds / Hull and London Kings Cross, and also between Edinburgh / York and Doncaster

Lumo between Edinburgh / Glasgow Queen Steet / Newcastle and London Kings Cross

Northern between Scarborough / Bridlington / Hull / Adwick / Doncaster and Sheffield, and also between Hull / Leeds / Goole / Scunthorpe and Doncaster

TransPennine Express between TransPennine Express between Cleethorpes and Sheffield / Stockport

Description

All lines have now reopened following an earlier gas leak near the railway at Doncaster. Trains running to / from and through this station may continue to be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes, revised or diverted.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

A visual disruption map video is available.

CrossCountry customer advice:

You may use your ticket on the following services at no extra cost until 18:00:

• LNER between Edinburgh and Doncaster

• Northern services between York and Leeds / Doncaster and Sheffield

If your CrossCountry train is cancelled, then you can use your ticket on the two CrossCountry services operating before and the two CrossCountry services after your cancelled service.

Seat reservations will not be carried over to another train, but Coach B, H and L are unreserved coaches on CrossCountry services (where available) so please head to them. You can view the formation of our trains.

If you decide to travel from a different station due to this disruption and need to return to that station later, you will also be able to use your existing ticket to do this at no extra cost.

LNER customer advice:

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

• CrossCountry via any reasonable route

• Northern via any reasonable route

• Thameslink between Peterborough and London Kings Cross

Northern customer advice:

What's happened?

Services at Doncaster are currently disrupted following a gas leak near the railway.

How does this affect my journey?

All lines have now reopened at Doncaster and trains are now able to call at the station. However, due to length of time that lines were shut, trains will remain disrupted for some time.

Whilst service recovers, services on the following routes will be subject to delays and cancellations:

• Between Scunthorpe and Doncaster

• Between Scarborough and Sheffield

• Between Hull and Doncaster

• Between Leeds and Doncaster

• Between Adwick and Sheffield

What should I do?

You can travel on the next Northern service to your destination, where available.

You can also travel on the following operators on any reasonable route at no extra cost:

• CrossCountry

• LNER

• TransPennine Express

Please note that other train operators may also be affected by disruption – please check your whole journey before travelling.

Northern train ticket restrictions have been lifted in the affected areas, including Advance and Peak restrictions, during this disruption. Restrictions will be reinstated once the disruption ends.

TransPennine Express customer advice:

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

• Northern services between Doncaster and Sheffield in both directions

• TransPennine Express services between Cleethorpes and Sheffield in both directions.

Additional information:

Network Rail and the Fire Service have attended and resolved this incident.

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.