Edinburgh rail passengers face disruption as bus replacement …
Edinburgh rail travellers[1] have been warned to expect severe disruption this weekend as bus replacement services have had to be arranged in the south east of Scotland and north east of England.
National Rail have said that engineering works are being carried out in the region from September 30 until October 1.
CrossCountry, LNER, Lumo, Northern, ScotRail and TransPennine Express services will be impacted by the disruption.
Engineering works taking place between Newcastle and Edinburgh[4] via Morpeth, have meant that all lines are closed along this route.
As a result, CrossCountry have said that their train services will run on a diversionary route between Newcastle and Edinburgh and that rail replacement buses will run between Newcastle and Edinburgh.
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LNER have said they will run a reduced service that will operate to and from Scotland and these services will run on a diversionary route between Newcastle and Edinburgh - they warn that journey times may be extended by up to two hours.
They add that rail replacement buses will run between Newcastle and Edinburgh, calling at Morpeth, Alnmouth, Berwick and Dunbar.
Lumo said that their train services will run between London Kings Cross and Newcastle only and that rail replacement buses will run between Newcastle and Edinburgh connecting with train services.
Northern have said that buses will replace trains between Newcastle and Morpeth / Chathill.
Meanwhile ScotRail warned that trains will not run on the Edinburgh to North Berwick route on Saturday 30 and that replacement buses will run between the capital and the East Lothian town.
ScotRail Edinburgh to Dunbar will also not run and replacement buses will be set up between the two routes.
Sunday October 1 will also see no Edinburgh to North Berwick rail services run with a bus replacement scheme available to those travelling.
Trains will not run on this route. Replacement buses will run between Edinburgh and Dunbar.
TransPennine Express have said there will be no services between Newcastle and Edinburgh.
You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner[8]
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use this page[9].
You can find the location of your bus replacement by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages[10].
Please be advised that, on occasion, replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
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