Strike Action

TransPennine Express (TPE) is asking customers to plan carefully ahead of planned RMT strike action taking place during this week on Tuesday 21, Thursday 23 and Saturday 25 June.

An amended timetable will be in place on these dates, which will see a significant reduction in available services. We’re advising customers to only travel if journeys are essential and to seek alternative means of transport if possible.

There will also be significant disruption on days between strike action (Wednesday 22 and Friday 24 June) and customers are asked to plan carefully and to check timetables before travelling.

In addition, the following stations will be completely closed with no services calling there on strike days:

• Yarm
• Scarborough
• Seamer
• Malton
• Selby
• Brough
• Hull (the bus station will remain open)
• Chester-le-Street (managed by Northern)

Current Ticket Acceptance

For journeys up to and including the dates mentioned below, ticket acceptance arrangements are in place in the event of TransPennine Express service cancellations with the following operators between the following locations:

Northern – Until Sunday 26 June included:
Across the network

Avanti West Coast – Until Monday 27 June included:
Between Wigan and Glasgow Central/Edinburgh

London North Eastern Railway – Until Sunday 26 June included:
Between York and Edinburgh/Middlesbrough

East Midlands Railway – Until Monday 27 June included:
Between Liverpool Lime Street and Sheffield

CrossCountry – Until Monday 27 June included:
Between Sheffield and Edinburgh via Leeds and Doncaster

Lumo – Until Thursday 30 June:
Between Newcastle and Edinburgh

Hull Trains – On Monday 27 June:
Between Hull and Doncaster

ScotRail – Until Monday 27 June:
Between Motherwell and Glasgow Central

First Bus in West Yorkshire – On strike days until Thursday 25 June:
TPE tickets will be accepted on FirstBus services to complete journeys which were not possible by rail (due to cancellation/delays)

If you’re planning to travel on a day affected by RMT strikes you should check for updates up to the last minute as services may be subject to short notice changes. You should also allow extra time for journeys as the services we are able to operate will be far busier than normal.

You can check for updates on TransPennine Express services here: https://www.journeycheck.com/tpexpress.