Network Rail, the Department for Transport and train operators have approved a revised East Coast Main Line timetable - although work is still ongoing regarding freight paths, with no agreement finalised.
The new timetable will begin in December 2025 and will see LNER run three trains per hour between Newcastle and London King’s Cross, plus an hourly train from King’s Cross to Edinburgh which will stop at York and Newcastle only and is anticipated to take just over four hours. Currently, only the 0540 ‘Flying Scotsman’ Up service covers the distance in four hours.
The operator’s proposed seven direct services per day between Bradford Forster Square and King’s Cross has also been confirmed, beginning in May 2025.
LNER Managing Director David Horne said: “This transformational timetable will guarantee thousands of…
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