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.
In December 2025, Cabinet made the decision to no longer continue operating the on-demand bus service currently operated by Stagecoach and funded by the Combined Authority. The last day of operations for this service will therefore be Saturday 28th March 2026.
New services, alongside various extensions to current services, will be in place from the end of March 2026 to provide coverage to areas of Tees Flex high demand that will otherwise be left with no alternative. Further information on these routes can be found in the ‘Service Changes’ section below.
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
Supported Bus Services
TVCA currently support various services across the network through our Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) allocation, which as of April 2026 will be renamed the Local Authority Bus Grant. In anticipation of this funding, and in light of the withdrawal of Tees Flex from our network from March 2026, we are currently carrying out a review of all our current service enhancements.
Until this review has concluded, to keep disruption to passengers at a minimum, we can confirm the following services have been extended until July 2026 at the earliest:
Please note that from April 2026, Service 29 will now operate twice per hour to Cypress Road, with one journey per hour following the existing route and one journey per hour diverted via Coulby Newham Parkway Centre.
Please click here for the revised Service 29 timetable.
Please refer to the relevant operator’s website for timetables.
In addition, two new routes and a service Extension will be introduced until July 2026 at the earliest. These services were introduced following the decision to withdraw Tees Flex:
To be operated by Stagecoach - timetable
To be operated by Stagecoach - timetable
To be operated by Arriva - timetable
Please note that whilst this is a separate service to X86, there is interchange opportunity available across both routes so that passengers can connect between Stockton & Darlington.
Emergency evening withdrawal of service 39 from the Overdale Road area due to vandalism until further notice
From every evening until further notice, Stagecoach North East advise that due to numerous acts of vandalism in the Overdale Road area where numerous bus windows have been broken, service 39 will regrettably have to omit this section of route every evening.
Read more here
From Sunday 14th December 2025, new timetables will be implemented for all the train operators that serve the Tees Valley and some of these will involve changes to existing service patterns and timings. Detailed information about these changes, including all the new timetables and summaries of the impacts at some key stations, can be found on the dedicated website as follows: https://ecmltimetable.info/
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.
On Sunday 3rd and Monday 4th May, due to engineering works, Northern trains will only operate as far north as Seaham on the Durham Coast route. Replacement buses will operate between Newcastle and Horden.
On Sunday 31st May, due to engineering works, before 11:15, buses will replace trains between Newcastle and Hartlepool on the Durham Coast route.”
Please check the Northern website regularly for the very latest information: https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/check-before-you-travel
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 the weekends of 11th/12th April, 18th/19th April and 25th/26th April, due to engineering works TPE services on the routes to/from Teesside and via Darlington will be diverted via the Calder Valley line and will not call at Huddersfield. These services will run to an amended timetable and will call at some additional stations on the diversionary route.
On Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd, Monday 4th May and Saturday 23rd, Sunday 24th, Monday 25th May, due to engineering works there will be no TPE trains between York and Teesside or York and Darlington. Trains will run between Newcastle and Darlington/Northallerton and south/west from York. Buses will replace trains between York and Redcar Central and York and Darlington.
On Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st May due to engineering works TPE services will not run between Leeds and Huddersfield. TPE services on the Teesside route will be split and will operate between Redcar Central and Leeds and between Huddersfield and Manchester Airport. TPE services on the route via Darlington will be split and operate between Newcastle and Leeds and between Huddersfield and Liverpool Lime Street. Replacement buses will run between Leeds and Huddersfield.
On Weekdays from 1st June to 26th June due to engineering works TPE services will be amended. On the TPE route via Darlington, services will still operate between Newcastle and Liverpool Lime Street but will be diverted between Leeds and Huddersfield. On the Teesside route TPE services will run between Redcar Central and York only. Replacement buses will run between Leeds and Huddersfield.
On Weekends from 6th June to 21st June due to engineering works TPE services will not run between Leeds and Huddersfield. TPE services on the Teesside route will be split and will operate between Redcar Central and Leeds, diverted via Castleford, and between Huddersfield and Manchester Airport. TPE services on the route via Darlington will be split and operate between Newcastle and Leeds, diverted via Castleford, and between Huddersfield and Liverpool Lime Street. Replacement buses will run between Leeds and Huddersfield.
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.
On Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd, Monday 4th May and Saturday 23rd, Sunday 24th, Monday 25th May, due to engineering works LNER services to and from the North East and Scotland will be amended between York and Darlington. Services from/to London King's Cross will terminate/start at York and services from/to Scotland and the North East will terminate at/start from Darlington or Northallerton. Rail replacement coaches will operate, in both directions, between York and Darlington and between York and Northallerton.
On Friday 22nd May, due to engineering works the 18.45 from London King's Cross to Middlesbrough will be cancelled.
Please check the LNER website regularly for the very latest information: https://www.lner.co.uk/travel-information/changes-to-train-times/
On Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd and Monday 4th May, due to engineering works there will be no GC services operating north of York so therefore no GC trains at Eaglescliffe and Hartlepool on those dates.
On Tuesday 5th May the 08:00 London Kings Cross to Sunderland service will not run.
On Friday 22nd May the 17:32 Sunderland to London Kings Cross service will not run.
On Saturday 23rd, Sunday 24th and Monday 25th May, due to engineering works there will be no GC services operating north of York so therefore no GC trains at Eaglescliffe and Hartlepool on those dates.
On Tuesday 26th May the 07:48 London Kings Cross to Sunderland will not run.
Please check the Grand Central website regularly for the very latest information: https://www.grandcentralrail.com/travelling-with-gc/disruptions
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 2nd, Sunday 3rd, Monday 4th May and Saturday 23rd, Sunday 24th, Monday 25th May, due to engineering works there will be no XC trains between York and Darlington. XC trains will operate from Darlington to the north and from York to the south and rail replacement coaches will run between York and Darlington.
On Saturday 6th/Sunday 7th June, Saturday 13th/Sunday 14th June and Saturday 20th/Sunday 21st June due to engineering works there will be no XC trains operating between Leeds and York. XC trains will be diverted to run via Doncaster, additionally calling there.
For information relating to the impact of engineering works on CrossCountry services please check: https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/travel-information/disruption/planned-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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