More rail disruption – as trains north of York cancelled due to weekend track upgrades
Many trains heading from York to Durham, Newcastle and Edinburgh are being cancelled for five upcoming few weekends.
Passengers journeying north of York on the East Coast Main Line are being asked to check before they travel due to the disruption, caused by track upgrades.
The news comes just days after maintenance work over Christmas caused many services out of York Station to be cancelled.
The good news is, the £6 million investment in tracks, points and signalling should lead to more reliable rail services around Durham in the future.
For the work to take place, there will be major changes to services on:
- Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 January
- Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 January
- Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 January
- Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 February
- Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 February
On these dates, trains will terminate at York or Newcastle and some rail replacement services will be available to keep passengers moving. LNER plan to run one train per hour between the two cities using a diversion which will add around an hour to the journey.
Passengers travelling north of York are advised to plan ahead, allow extra time and to check their journey before setting off via National Rail or their train operator’s website.
Train company changes
LNER
- One train will run between Newcastle and York every hour, however this will take a diverted route with journey times being extended by approximately 60 minutes.
- Services to / from London King’s Cross will start / terminate at York.
- Services between Scotland and Newcastle will start / terminate at Newcastle.
- Coaches will replace trains between York and Newcastle, calling at Northallerton, Darlington and Durham.
Grand Central
On Saturdays:
- The 17:30 Sunderland to London King’s Cross service will be retimed to not call at Thirsk. A rail replacement bus service will operate between Thirsk and Northallerton.
- The 19:27 London King’s Cross to Sunderland service will be retimed to run later than usual between Thirsk and Sunderland.
On Sundays:
- Trains from Sunderland to London King’s Cross will be retimed to not call at Thirsk. Rail replacement buses will run between Thirsk and Northallerton.
Northern
On all dates:
- Buses replace trains between Eaglescliffe and Darlington / Bishop Auckland.
On Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 January:
- There will be changes to some late night and early morning services between Middlesbrough / Saltburn and Carlisle, as well as Newcastle / Carlisle and Darlington.
- Buses will replace trains between Newcastle and Darlington / Thornaby.
On Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 February:
- Buses will replace trains between Newcastle and Darlington / Thornaby.
TransPennine Express
On all dates (excluding Saturday 4 February):
- No services will run between York and Newcastle. Liverpool and Manchester services will start and terminate at York, and the Saltburn to Manchester Airport via Northallerton service will run as planned.
On all dates:
- Buses will replace trains between York and Newcastle.
CrossCountry
On all dates:
- Buses replace trains between York and Newcastle.