Disruption between Northallerton and Middlesbrough / Sunderland expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

Grand Central services between London Kings Cross and Sunderland

TransPennine Express services between Manchester Airport and Redcar Central

Description

A train hitting an obstruction on the line between Northallerton and Middlesbrough / Sunderland means all lines running between these stations are currently closed.

As a result, trains will be cancelled, revised or diverted.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Grand Central customer advice:

Services will be diverted to run via Darlington. Extended journey times should be expected.

TransPennine Express customer advice:

You can use your tickets, at no extra cost, on the following services until further notice:

• Alternative TransPennine Express services between Manchester Airport and York / Darlington

• CrossCountry between York and Darlington

• Grand Central between York and Eaglescliffe

• LNER services between York and Darlington

• Northern services between Darlington and Redcar Central

Please be aware that the other operators services are also likely to be busy.

For customers travelling to / from Yarm, the following rail replacement road transport has been requested:

• From Middlesbrough calling at Thornaby, Eaglescliffe, Yarm and Northallerton

• From York calling at Thirsk, Northallerton, Yarm, Eaglescliffe, Thornaby and Middlesbrough

The road transport has been requested to depart Middlesbrough at XX:25 past the hour in place of the cancelled train services.

The road transport has been requested to depart York at XX:50 past the hour in place of the cancelled train services.

Additional road transport has been requested to operate between Yarm and Darlington / Middlesbrough, in both directions.

Journey times may be extended by 90 minutes whilst travelling by rail replacement transport.

Check before you travel:

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

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

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.