LNER warns of potential disruption to weekend services from North East throughout March
LNER trains, who operate the majority of routes from Newcastle to London and Edinburgh, have warned of travel disruption over the coming weekends.
Starting from Saturday, March 7 and running throughout the month, the train operator is warning of extended journey times and the potential for replacement bus travel.
This will run across Saturday and Sunday services until Sunday, March 29.
Newcastle Central Station is the cutoff point for many services, with trains running as usual between the North East and Edinburgh, although services between Tyneside and southern stations will be impacted.
Services between York and London will also not be impacted.
This means services between Newcastle and York, including Durham, may not run to schedule.
The train provider’s website says: “LNER will run a reduced service, in both directions, between London King's Cross and Newcastle/Scotland. Trains will use a diversionary route between Northallerton and Newcastle and journey times will be extended by approximately 60 minutes.
“Additionally, trains will also run between London King's Cross and York and between Newcastle and Edinburgh.
“There will be no trains to or from Durham or Darlington.
“Rail replacement coaches will operate, each way, between Newcastle, Durham, Darlington, Northallerton and York.”
This is in addition to major engineering work happening on Sunday, March 15 between Peterborough and London.
More information can be found on the LNER website.