Operator: CrossCountry
Routes affected:CrossCountry between Penzance / Plymouth / Bristol Temple Meads / Birmingham New Street / Sheffield / Newcastle and Edinburgh, between Plymouth and Glasgow Central / Dundee / Aberdeen, and also between Reading and Newcastle
Grand Central between London Kings Cross and Sunderland
LNER between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh / Aberdeen / Inverness
Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh
Northern between Bishop Auckland and Darlington / Saltburn
TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street and Newcastle and also between Manchester Airport and Darlington / Redcar Central / Saltburn
Twitter Hashtag:Description of Incident
Engineering work is taking place in the Darlington area, closing all lines.
CrossCountry:
Rail replacement services will operate between Leeds, Darlington, Durham and Newcastle.
Alternative rail services will run between Leeds and York.
Grand Central:
Saturday:
The following services will be amended:
- 08:32 Sunderland to London Kings Cross will start from York at 10:13
- 17:00 London Kings Cross to Sunderland will terminate at York
The following services will not run:
- 06:44 Sunderland to London Kings Cross
- 10:32 Sunderland to London Kings Cross
- 15:00 London Kings Cross to Sunderland
- 19:25 London Kings Cross to Sunderland
Sunday:
The following services will be amended:
- 08:37 Sunderland to London Kings Cross will start from York at 10:10
- 19:00 London Kings Cross to Sunderland will terminate at York
The following services will not run:
- 10:30 Sunderland to London Kings Cross
- 12:30 Sunderland to London Kings Cross
- 15:00 London Kings Cross to Sunderland
- 17:00 London Kings Cross to Sunderland
LNER:
A revised service will run between Newcastle and Edinburgh or will run via a diversionary route around the Durham Coast.
Rail replacement Services will be in place but will only call at Northallerton on Saturday . Newcastle semi-fast trains will start and terminate at York.
Lumo:
An amended and reduced service will run between Newcastle and Edinburgh / Glasgow Queen Street only.
Northern:
Trains will start / terminate at Eaglescliffe.
Buses will be provided between Eaglescliffe and Bishop Auckland and between Darlington and Newcastle via Durham and Chester-le-Street.
TransPennine Express:
Saturday:
Rail replacement buses will operate between York and Newcastle.
Trains to / from Redcar Central will run as normal.
Sunday:
Rail replacement buses will operate between:
- York and Newcastle
- Northallerton and Newcastle
Trains to / from Redcar Central will not call at Northallerton.
Check before you travel:
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner
Replacement bus travel advice:
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.
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