Disruption between Middlesbrough and Redcar Central / Saltburn expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

Northern between Bishop Auckland / Darlington and Saltburn

TransPennine Express between Manchester Airport and Redcar Central / Saltburn, between Manchester Victoria and Redcar Central, and also between York and Saltburn

Description

Flooding between Middlesbrough and Redcar Central / Saltburn means that all lines are blocked. As a result, trains running between these stations may be delayed by up to 45 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Northern customer advice:

How does this affect my journey?

Train services are unable to run between Middlesbrough and Redcar Central in both directions.

Services between Darlington and Saltburn will be affected by this disruption.

What should I do?

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

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:

Services will be terminated and started back from Middlesbrough. No further services will call at Redcar Central or Saltburn for the rest of the day.

What should I do?

Please contact a member of staff at the station or use the station help points where alternative transport will be arranged.

At 22:55 an 8 seater taxi will run direct to Redcar Central and 2 taxis will run direct to Saltburn.

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 drop-off 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.