Major disruption between Newcastle and Darlington expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Aberdeen / Edinburgh and Penzance, and also between Newcastle and Reading

LNER between Aberdeen / Inverness / Edinburgh and London Kings Cross

Lumo between Edinburgh and London Kings Cross

TransPennine Express between Newcastle and Liverpool Lime Street

Description

Emergency services dealing with an incident between Newcastle and Darlington means all lines are closed. Trains running between these stations may be delayed by up to 60 minutes or cancelled.

Major disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Alternative travel advice

CrossCountry

Services may be cancelled or terminate at York / Darlington.

Tickets will be accepted on the following routes:

• Avanti West Coast between Glasgow Central and Birmingham New Street

• LNER via any reasonable route (Please note, these services are also affected).

• Northern via any reasonable route

• ScotRail between Edinburgh and Glasgow Central

• TransPennine Express via any reasonable route (Please note, these services are also affected).

Replacement minibuses will be running between Newcastle and Darlington.

LNER

Tickets will be accepted on the following routes:

• Avanti West Coast between Edinburgh / Glasgow Central and Manchester and London Euston

• CrossCountry between Edinburgh / Newcastle and York / Leeds / Doncaster / Sheffield (Please note, these services are also affected).

• East Midlands Railway between Sheffield / Leicester and London St Pancras International

• Greater Anglia between Peterborough and London Liverpool Street

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

• TransPennine Express between Newcastle / York and Leeds / Manchester (Please note, these services are also affected).

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

Replacement buses are currently running between Newcastle and Darlington.

Tickets for travel today, Friday 5 July will be valid for use tomorrow, Saturday 6 July.

TransPennine Express

Services may be cancelled or terminate at York / Darlington.

Tickets will be accepted on LNER services between Newcastle and York. Please note, these services are also affected.

Replacement buses are currently running between Newcastle and Darlington / York.

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 information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your replacement bus by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

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.