Reduced service at South Bank expected until at least Thursday 31 October 

Route(s) affected

Northern services between Bishop Auckland / Darlington and Saltburn

Description

An unsafe footbridge at South Bank means that trains are currently unable to call at platform 2 at this station.

This means trains running from Middlesbrough towards Saltburn in this direction only will run non-stop between Middlesbrough and Redcar Central. South Bank will not be served.

Disruption is expected until at least Thursday 31 October.

Road transport details:

To assist customers to complete their journey, a shuttle bus has been provided between Middlesbrough and South Bank, in this direction only. This will be operated by ETravel.

Customers at South Bank should use this shuttle bus or the train service to Middlesbrough, and then use the train service for stations to Saltburn.

Journey times will be extended by 10 minutes whilst travelling by road transport.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey up to and including Friday 11 October using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner. For journeys from Saturday 12 October, please check back closer to the time of travel.

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.