Train Services
Newcastle is a principal stop on the East Coast Main Line. Passenger services are operated by several companies:
- East Coast trains run south to London King's Cross via York, Doncaster and Peterborough; and north to Edinburgh Waverley, Glasgow Central, Aberdeen and Inverness.
- CrossCountry services run south to their Birmingham New Street hub via York, Leeds/Doncaster, Sheffield and Derby and onwards to Reading via Oxford; Plymouth or Penzance via Cheltenham Spa and Bristol Temple Meads; and north to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.
- First TransPennine Express trains run to Manchester Airport and Liverpool Lime Street via York, Leeds, Huddersfield and Manchester Piccadilly.
- First ScotRail operates daily services to Glasgow Central, via Carlisle and Dumfries. There is no ScotRail service on Sundays.
- Northern Rail operates local and regional services; north along the East Coast Main Line to Morpeth and Chathill; south along the Durham Coast Line to Sunderland, Middlesbrough and Nunthorpe (plus a limited service via the East Coast Main Line to Darlington and onwards along the Tees Valley Line to Middlesbrough and Saltburn); and west along the Tyne Valley Line to MetroCentre, Hexham, Carlisle and Whitehaven.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester-le-Street | CrossCountry Cross Country Route | Morpeth | ||
| Terminus | ||||
| Terminus | First ScotRail
Glasgow South Western Line |
MetroCentre | ||
| Chester-le-Street | First TransPennine Express North TransPennine | Terminus | ||
| London Kings Cross | East Coast |
Berwick-upon-Tweed | ||
| Darlington | East Coast |
Berwick-upon-Tweed | ||
| Durham | East Coast |
Terminus | ||
| Morpeth | ||||
| Heworth | Northern Rail Durham Coast Line | Terminus | ||
| Terminus | Northern Rail East Coast Main Line | Cramlington | ||
| Terminus | Northern Rail East Coast Main Line | Manors | ||
| Chester-le-Street | Northern Rail Tees Valley Line | Terminus | ||
| Terminus | Northern Rail Tyne Valley Line | Dunston | ||
| Terminus | Northern Rail Tyne Valley Line | MetroCentre | ||
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