Major disruption between Doncaster and York expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Reading / Birmingham New Street and Newcastle, and also between Birmingham New Street and York

Grand Central between London Kings Cross and Sunderland

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

Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh

Description

There is broken rail between Doncaster and York, closing all northbound lines running between these stations.

Those services that are able to travel north through the area are doing so by sharing the same line used by the trains that are travelling south. This is causing heavy delays to services.

Trains running between these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes, revised or diverted to avoid the affected area.

Major disruption is expected until the end of the day.

A visual disruption map video is available.

LNER customer advice:

Services running between Doncaster and York may be diverted via Leeds. This may add up to 30 minutes to your journey.

Due to the severity of today's disruption, customers can defer their travel.

Tickets dated for travel today, Sunday 28 September, are valid for use tomorrow, Monday 29 September at no extra cost.

If you are unable to defer travel, you can use your ticket on the following train companies at no extra cost:

• Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Edinburgh

• CrossCountry between Sheffield, Doncaster / Leeds, York and Newcastle / Edinburgh

• Great Northern and Thameslink between London Kings Cross, Stevenage and Peterborough

• Greater Anglia between London Liverpool Street, Stevenage and Peterborough

• Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh

• Northern between York, Leeds, Doncaster, Carlisle and Newcastle

• ScotRail between Glasgow Central and Edinburgh

• TransPennine Express between Manchester, Leeds and York / Newcastle

Rail replacement buses are available from Doncaster and York. Please see station staff for assistance.

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

Please see the alternative route map for more details.

Lumo customer advice:

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on the following routes:

• CrossCountry between Leeds and Edinburgh

• LNER between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh

• Northern between Doncaster and Leeds

• TransPennine Express between Leeds and Newcastle, and also between Newcastle and Edinburgh

You can also travel via the West Coast Main Line on the following routes at no extra cost:

• Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Edinburgh

• TransPennine Express between Doncaster and Manchester Piccadilly, and also between Manchester Piccadilly and Edinburgh (via Preston)

Additional information:

Network Rail are currently on site working to fix the issue.

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.