Lines have reopened between Newcastle and Darlington: normal service resumed
Service alteration details
Incident reported: Tuesday 12 August 2025 at 07:08
Incident cleared: Tuesday 12 August 2025 at 12:13
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Last updated
Wednesday 13 August 2025 at 02:32
Train operators affected
Route(s) affected
CrossCountry between Edinburgh and Birmingham New Street / Plymouth / Penzance, between Glasgow Central and Plymouth, and also between Newcastle and Reading
LNER between Edinburgh and London Kings Cross, and between Aberdeen and Leeds
Lumo between Edinburgh / Newcastle and London Kings Cross
Northern between Carlisle and Middlesbrough / Saltburn
TransPennine Express between Newcastle and Liverpool Lime Street
Description
Disruption following an earlier points failure between Newcastle and Durham has now ended.