Newcastle to Morpeth and Chathill / Hexham and Carlisle

There will be NO SERVICE on 1, 5 and 8 October as a result of RMT and ASLEF industrial action. Customers are advised not to travel on these dates.  

https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/travel/strikes  

Newcastle to Morpeth and Chathill

Buses replace trains between Newcastle, Morpeth and Chathill on 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 9 October.

Newcastle to Hexham and Carlisle

A revised timetable will be in operation on this route, please check your train times carefully. This to allow LNER to run services between Edinburgh, Newcastle and London by Carlisle and Hexham.

LNER services

LNER will divert train services between Newcastle and Edinburgh via Carlisle (calling additionally) and buses will replace train services between Newcastle and Edinburgh via Berwick-upon-Tweed.

There will also be changes to other LNER services as follows:

• London to Harrogate - only one service each day will run to and from Harrogate. Customers will need to use Northern services between either York or Leeds when travelling between Harrogate and London
• London to Hull - no services will run. Customers will need to use Hull Train services or Northern services between either Hull and Doncaster to connect with services to and from London at Doncaster
• London to Lincoln - no services will run. Customers will need to use EMR services between Lincoln and Newark Northgate to connect with services to and from London at Newark Northgate.

CrossCountry and TransPennine Express services

Services south of Newcastle will terminate at Newcastle. Buses will replace train services between Newcastle and Edinburgh via Berwick-upon-Tweed.

There will only be a very limited CrossCountry service operating within Scotland.

Lumo services

No services will run between Saturday 01 and Sunday 09 October.

Full details of changes to services and ticket acceptance/refund details can be found on Lumo’s website. 

 

There will be some service reductions until at least mid-morning by all operators as trains will be out of place for the start of service. Please check before travelling by using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner.

Rail replacement bus stop locations are listed below and can be found on station welcome posters at all stations.

Please purchase a ticket before boarding either by app or from the ticket vending machine at stations as Penalty Fares will continue to be in place during the line closures.

Newcastle

Front of the station.

Cramlington

The station car park.

Morpeth

Front of the station.

Pegswood

On the road bridge at station entrance.

Widdrington

Adjacent to the level crossing, near the station entrance.

Acklington

Entrance to Station Car Park

Alnmouth for Alnwick

The bus stops on Knabbs Lane:

• To Chathill - bus stop by on the side of the station
• To Newcastle - opposite the entrance to the station.

Chathill

The station car park.

For rail replacement bus stop locations at stations between Chathill, Berwick-upon-Tweed and Edinburgh, please visit the National Rail website.