All train lines between York and Darlington – including the East Coast Mainline – are currently closed.
The incident was reported at 5.53pm today (August 13) with lines between York, Darlington and Middlesbrough impacted.
“Major disruption is expected until the end of the day,” said a spokesperson for National Rail.
⚠️#LNERUpdate All lines are blocked between #York and #Darlington due to a person being hit by a train.
Services through these stations may be cancelled or delayed. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
Please check your journey here: https://t.co/vFc6FVGc1Z pic.twitter.com/1dbW1gsTgG
— London North Eastern Railway (@LNER) August 13, 2025
A list of services affected is as follows:
- CrossCountry between Penzance and Edinburgh / Aberdeen, and between Plymouth and Edinburgh, and also between Reading and Newcastle
- Grand Central between London Kings Cross and Sunderland
- LNER between York and Newcastle, and between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh / Aberdeen / Inverness
- Lumo between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh
- TransPennine Express between Liverpool Lime Street and Newcastle, and also between Manchester Airport and Redcar Central
Ticket acceptance is in place with road transport requested.
The Samaritans say that whatever you’re going through, you can call them for free, at any time, from any phone, on 116 123.







































