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Disruption between Edinburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed expected until 08:30 

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Service alteration details

Incident reported: Saturday 17 October 2026 at 06:56

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Last updated

Saturday 17 October 2026 at 08:16

Train operators affected

  • CrossCountry
  • LNER
  • Lumo
  • TransPennine Express

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Edinburgh and York / Worcestershire Parkway, and also between Glasgow Central and Worcestershire Parkway

LNER between Edinburgh and Newcastle / Doncaster / London Kings Cross

Lumo between Edinburgh and London Kings Cross

TransPennine Express between Edinburgh and Newcastle

Description

A fault with the signalling system at Dunbar means that the line towards Berwick-upon-Tweed is blocked. As a result, trains running between Edinburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed may be delayed by up to 30 minutes and some trains may be revised to not call at Dunbar.

Disruption is expected until 08:30.

Ticket flexibility:

If your train is cancelled, you will be able to travel on an alternative service operated by any other participating train company, either two hours before or two hours after the original departure time of the cancelled service, in order to reach your destination.

If you decide not to travel or cannot complete your journey due to cancellations, you are entitled to a full refund from your original point of sale.

For further information and guidance please contact your train company or speak to a member of railway staff.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail 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.

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