Edinburgh to Newcastle rail services cancelled after track flooded

Those travelling to and from Edinburgh^[1] via Newcastle by rail^[2] have been warned to expect severe disruption after lines at Morpeth have been flooded after heavy rainfall on Monday December 4.

Network Rail have said that CrossCountry services between Plymouth and Edinburgh, LNER and Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh and TransPennine Express between Newcastle and Edinburgh will all see disruption until around 10am on Tuesday December 5.

Network Rail have stated that heavy rain has flooded the railway at multiple locations between Newcastle and Berwick-upon-Tweed.

They say their staff are on site monitoring the situation, however, at present it is unsafe for trains to run between these stations, and although there are efforts to put road transport services between Edinburgh and Newcastle, these are not in place at this time.

LNER have warned that passengers may be unable to travel between Edinburgh and Newcastle on Tuesday with passengers able to use their tickets on Wednesday December 6.

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Lumo have advised that travellers can use their tickets at no extra cost on the Avanti West Coast between London Euston and Edinburgh; Northern between Carlisle and Newcastle and TransPennine Express between Carlisle and Edinburgh.

Meanwhile CrossCountry advised that customers can use the Avanti West Coast between Carlisle and Edinburgh; Northern between Carlisle and Newcastle and TransPennine Express between Carlisle and Edinburgh at no extra cost.

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TransPennine Express said that ticket acceptance is in place with LNER between York and Newcastle in both directions and that replacement road transport has been requested to operate between Newcastle and Edinburgh in both directions but this is not yet in place.

You can find out more information on the disruption through the Network Rail site here.^[7]

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