Major disruption between York and Darlington / Middlesbrough expected until 15:00 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Plymouth and Edinburgh / Aberdeen, and between Southampton Central / Cardiff Central and Edinburgh, and also between Reading and Newcastle

Grand central between London Kings Cross and Sunderland

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

Lumo between Kings Cross and Glasgow Queen Street / Edinburgh

TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street and Newcastle, and also between Manchester Airport and Redcar Central

Description

Damage to the overhead wires at Northallerton means all lines between York and Darlington / Middlesbrough are blocked. As a result, trains running through these stations may be cancelled, delayed or revised.

Major disruption is expected until 15:00.

A visual disruption map video is available.

There are a number of different options available to help you complete your journey. Please check your whole journey using the National Rail real-time Journey Planner as some of the alternative routes listed below that you can use your ticket on may also be affected by this disruption.

CrossCountry customer advice:

Your ticket can be used at no extra cost on the following services, in both directions until further notice:

• Avanti West Coast services between Birmingham New Street and Edinburgh

• TransPennine Express services between:

  • Newcastle and Edinburgh

  • Manchester Piccadilly and Edinburgh via Carlisle

  • Manchester Piccadilly and York

• LNER services between:

  • Darlington and Edinburgh

  • Doncaster and York

• Northern services between Newcastle and Carlisle

Lumo customer advice:

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

• LNER services between Edinburgh and London Kings Cross once the line re-opens.

TransPennine Express customer advice:

You can also use your ticket at no extra cost to travel on the following services travelling in any direction:

• Avanti West Coast services between Preston and Carlisle

• Northern services between:

  • Darlington, Middlesborough and Redcar Central

  • Newcastle and Carlisle

• TransPennine Express services between:

  • Manchester and Carlisle

  • York, Manchester and Liverpool

You can also use your ticket at no extra cost to travel on the following services travelling in any direction, once the line re-opens:

• TransPennine Express, CrossCountry and LNER services between York and Newcastle

• Alternative TransPennine Express services between York and Redcar Central

Please be advised that other operators may also be affected by this disruption.

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.