There has been some damage sustained to the overhead wires at Northallerton. This means that some lines between York and Darlington / Middlesbrough are currently closed.

As a result, trains running between these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

Major disruption is expected until the end of service.

If you are already part-way through your journey, or need to travel home after making your outward journey earlier today, services continue to operate. Please check your journey before setting off and be prepared for significant disruption.

There are a number of different options available to help you complete your journey. Please check your whole journey using the National Rail real-time Journey Planner as some of the alternative routes listed below that you can use your ticket on may also be affected by this disruption.

LNER customer advice:

LNER are advising customers not to travel and to defer travel until today, Wednesday 11 November. Tickets for travel on Tuesday 10 November will be valid for use on Wednesday 11 November.

Your ticket can be used at no extra cost on the following services, in both directions until further notice:

Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly / Glasgow Central / Edinburgh
TransPennine Express between Manchester, Leeds and York / Newcastle
CrossCountry between Sheffield, Doncaster / Leeds, York and Newcastle / Edinburgh
Grand Central between London Kings Cross and York / Northallerton.
Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh
ScotRail between Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Inverness
Great Northern and Thameslink between London and Peterborough

Rail replacement transport has been organised to operate between:

York and Northallerton (operated by Abbotts and York Pullman)
Northallerton and Darlington / Newcastle (operated by DMMS)

Please see the alternative route map for more details:

Alternative Route Map 2026

Lumo customer advice:

You can use your tickets at no extra cost on LNER services between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh once the line re-opens.

You may use your ticket dated Tuesday 10 November at no extra cost todaty, Wednesday 11 November.

Additional information:

Network Rail will be working on repairs overnight to rectify the overhead wires at Northallerton.

Ticket flexibility:

If your train is cancelled, you will be able to travel on an alternative service operated by any other participating train company, either two hours before or two hours after the original departure time of the cancelled service, in order to reach your destination.

If you decide not to travel or cannot complete your journey due to cancellations, you are entitled to a full refund from your original point of sale.

For further information and guidance please contact your train company or speak to a member of railway staff.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail real-time Journey Planner.

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 drop-off 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.

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