Service Updates
On this page you can find information about the latest bus and rail services being introduced in the region, as well as disruptions to services and contact information about service providers.
On this page you can find information about the latest bus and rail services being introduced in the region, as well as disruptions to services and contact information about service providers.
Single bus fares are currently capped at no more than £3.
The cap means no single bus fare on routes included in the scheme will exceed £3. Routes where fares are less than £3 will only be allowed to increase by inflation in the normal way meaning that some fares will remain below the cap.
A list of bus companies and bus routes in Tees Valley which are included in the scheme can be found here – £3 national bus fare cap – GOV.UK
With the help of cash boost from the Bus Service Improvement Plan funding received from the Department for Transport, we will continue to fund a number of bus services across our region until March 2026. These include:
Tees Flex – the on-demand bus service run by Stagecoach and funded by the Combined Authority – has also recently been extended until March 2026.
In addition to the continuation of the current supported service contracts, TVCA have been made aware of some proposed cuts to local services. These include –
To ensure continuation for passengers, we are currently working with local operators to secure the provision of these services until March 2026. The funding for these routes will once again come from TVCA’s Bus Service Improvement Plan funding.
For the relevant timetables, please refer to the relevant operator’s website.
Due to urgent repairs to the footbridge, until further notice no Northern services in the Eastbound direction (towards Redcar/Saltburn) are able to call at South Bank station. To assist customers to complete their journey, a shuttle bus has been provided between Middlesbrough, South Bank & Redcar Central. Customers at South Bank travelling towards Saltburn should board the shuttle service and then connect at Redcar Central for Northern services towards Saltburn. Services in the Westbound direction (towards Middlesbrough) will continue to operate as normal at South Bank.
From Tuesday 4th to Friday 7th November, due to engineering works, the 05:48 Middlesbrough to Carlisle service, the 06:22 Saltburn to Carlisle service and the 07:22 Middlesbrough to Newcastle service will be diverted via Hartlepool, Seaham and Sunderland, and will not call at Eaglescliffe, Allens West, Dinsdale, Darlington, Durham and Chester-le-Street. A bus will be provided from Middlesbrough to Newcastle (dep Middlesbrough 04:50), calling at Eaglescliffe, Allens West, Dinsdale, Darlington and Durham.
Between Saturday 29th November and Monday 1st December, due to engineering works, Northern services on the Tees Valley line will start and terminate at Eaglescliffe and will not operate any further west beyond there. Buses will be provided serving all stations between Eaglescliffe and Bishop Auckland and between Darlington and Newcastle via Durham and Chester-le-Street.
Please check the Northern website regularly for the very latest information: https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/service-updates/engineering
All TPE services on the Teesside route now call at Eaglescliffe. Most services start/terminate at Redcar Central with only a small number running on to Saltburn.
Throughout 2025, TPE services operating between Liverpool Lime Street and Newcastle are no longer calling at Northallerton in either direction. A new service operated by LNER is running between York and Newcastle in both directions, including a station calls at Northallerton, Darlington and Durham, at two-hour intervals. This provides alternative connectivity to Northallerton for passengers from Darlington, following the TPE change.
Due to the on-going Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), which is delivering major improvements to the rail network, primarily between York and Manchester, there may periodically be diversions or alterations to service provision and timings on the TPE routes to Teesside and through Darlington. For more information on the project and any associated TPE service implications, please regularly review the TRU website - https://thetrupgrade.co.uk/aboutus, as well as the TPE website below.
On Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th November, due to engineering works, there will be no TPE trains running between Leeds and York. Amended services will run between York and Darlington/Newcastle and York and Redcar Central/Saltburn. On Sunday 9th buses replace trains between Northallerton and Middlesbrough and passengers are advised to use Northern services between Middlesbrough and Redcar Central / Saltburn.
Between Saturday 29th November and Monday 1st December, due to engineering works, TPE trains on the route to Newcastle, which serve Darlington, will start and terminate at York. Rail replacement buses will run between York and Newcastle, calling at Darlington, Durham and Chester-le-Street. Trains on the TPE Teesside route are unaffected and will run as normal to and from Redcar Central.
Please check the TPE website regularly for the very latest information: https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/travel-updates/planned-engineering-work
Due to on-going engineering works on the East Coast Main Line, including at Darlington Station, there may be minor changes to service times at Darlington. Please regularly check the LNER website below for the latest information.
Throughout 2025, LNER is temporarily operating weekday shuttle services between Newcastle and York in both directions, calling at Durham, Darlington and Northallerton.
On Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th November, due to engineering works, LNER trains will only run between London Kings Cross and Doncaster and between York and Newcastle / Scotland with no trains operating between Doncaster and York. Customers travelling to/from York, and stations north of York, should use LNER services between London King's Cross and Wakefield Westgate. Rail replacement coaches will operate between Wakefield Westgate and York and will connect with LNER train services to/from the North East and Scotland.
On Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd November, due to engineering works, there will be no LNER services to or from London King's Cross. A reduced service will run which will start/terminate at Peterborough. Customers travelling to or from Central London can take a rail replacement coach service between Peterborough and Bedford to connect with other operators' services to/from London St Pancras.
Between Saturday 29th November and Monday 1st December, due to engineering works, a reduced LNER timetable between London King’s Cross and Newcastle/Edinburgh will use a diversionary route, extending journey times by up to 60 minutes. Due to the diversion, no trains will call at Durham or Darlington and rail replacement coaches will be in operation between York and Newcastle serving both Darlington and Durham.
Please check the LNER website regularly for the very latest information: https://www.lner.co.uk/travel-information/changes-to-train-times/
On Friday 7th November, due to engineering works, the 17:30 Sunderland to London Kings Cross service will not run.
On Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th November, due to engineering works, there will be no GC trains running in either direction between London KX and Sunderland.
On Monday 10th November, due to engineering works, the 08:26 London Kings Cross to Sunderland service will not run.
On Friday 21st November, due to engineering works, the 17:30 Sunderland to London Kings Cross service will not run.
On Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd November, due to major improvement works between Peterborough and London Kings Cross, there will be no GC trains running in either direction between London KX and Sunderland.
On Monday 24th November, due to engineering works, the 08:26 London Kings Cross to Sunderland service will not run.
Please check the Grand Central website regularly for the very latest information: https://www.grandcentralrail.com/travelling-with-gc/engineering-works
Due to on-going industrial action, there may be short-notice changes to CrossCountry trains serving Darlington, particularly at weekends. Please regularly check the CrossCountry website for the very latest information (https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/).
On Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th November, due to engineering works, buses will replace XC trains between Leeds and York.
Between Saturday 29th November and Monday 1st December, due to engineering works, no XC trains will run between York and Newcastle, with replacement buses in operation calling at Darlington and Durham.
For information relating to the impact of engineering works on CrossCountry services please check: https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/travel-updates-information/major-engineering-work
For the very latest information please visit the following operator websites:
Northern - https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/service-updates
TransPennine Express - https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/travel-updates
LNER - https://www.lner.co.uk/travel-information/travel-updates/
CrossCountry - https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/travel-information/service-updates
Grand Central - https://www.grandcentralrail.com/travelling-with-gc/live-arrivals-and-departures
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