Updated at: 19-Aug-2025 12:17:44: PM
Operator: CrossCountry
Routes affected:
CrossCountry between Penzance and Edinburgh, between Plymouth and York / Newcastle / Edinburgh / Dundee / Glasgow Central / Aberdeen, between Bristol Temple Meads and Edinburgh, between Birmingham New Street and York / Newcastle / Edinburgh, between Reading and York / Newcastle, between Derby and Newcastle, between Sheffield and Edinburgh, and also between York and Edinburgh
Grand Central between London Kings Cross and Sunderland
LNER between London Kings Cross and York / Newcastle / Edinburgh / Aberdeen / Inverness, between Doncaster and Edinburgh, and also between Leeds and Edinburgh / Aberdeen
Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh
Northern between Blackpool North / Blackburn / Hebden Bridge / Halifax / Sheffield / Leeds and York, and also between York and Selby / Hull / Bridlington / Scarborough
TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street and Newcastle / Edinburgh, between Manchester Airport and York / Redcar Central / Saltburn, between Manchester Piccadilly and York / Scarborough / Redcar Central, between Manchester Victoria and York / Scarborough / Redcar Central / Newcastle, between Leeds and Newcastle, between York and Redcar Central / Saltburn / Newcastle
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Description of Incident
Engineering work is taking place between Doncaster / Leeds and Darlington, closing various lines.
CrossCountry
Buses will replace trains between Leeds and Darlington only.
Grand Central
No trains will run between London Kings Cross and Sunderland all weekend.
LNER
Buses will replace trains between Doncaster and Northallerton / Darlington, and between Wakefield Westgate and York all weekend.
Lumo
No trains will run between London Kings Cross and Newcastle. A reduced service will run between Newcastle and Edinburgh.
Northern
No trains will run between Blackpool North and York, between Sheffield and York, and between Leeds and York via Garforth.
Buses will replace trains between:
- Moorthorpe and York
- Selby and York
- Micklefield and York
TransPennine Express
No trains will run between Leeds and York via Cross Gates.
- Trains between Liverpool Lime Street and Hull will call additionally at Newton-le-Willows
- Trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Scarborough will instead run between Manchester Piccadilly and Huddersfield, and between York and Scarborough
- Trains between Manchester Piccadilly and York will instead run between Manchester Piccadilly and Wakefield Kirkgate via Huddersfield
- Trains between Manchester Victoria and York will instead run between Manchester Victoria and Leeds via Huddersfield / Dewsbury
- Trains between Manchester Airport and Redcar Central will instead run between Manchester Airport and Leeds via Huddersfield / Dewsbury
Replacement bus services will operate between:
- Leeds and York
- Wakefield Kirkgate and York
- York and Northallerton
- York and Redcar Central
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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This page created on: 04-Aug-2025 12:32:56: PM