Mass disruption on Edinburgh train line after person hit by train

LNER announced several cancellations on Saturday after a person was struck by a train north of Newcastle.

8th Apr 2023

An Edinburgh train line is facing major disruption after a person was hit by a train on Saturday morning.

LNER announced “significant disruption” to services between Edinburgh and Newcastle after a person was struck by a train north of the English city.

No further details have been confirmed regarding the casualty.

Passengers have been urged to defer travelling on this line until the situation is resolved.

On their website on Saturday morning, LNER announced: “We are experiencing significant disruption to our train services between Newcastle and Edinburgh this morning due to a person being hit by a train north of Newcastle.

“If you are booked to travel between these stations this morning, we would advise deferring your journey until later today.

“There are a number of cancellations on this part of our route this morning and while we are working to source rail replacement, we are unfortunately unable to accommodate all of our customers on bus replacement services.

“If your journey is delayed by more than 30 minutes, you are entitled to claim compensation against the cost of your ticket under our Delay Repay scheme.

“We’re doing everything we can to get services up and running again and we’re sorry for any disruption to your journey today.”