Seaham: Ongoing incident on the railway line impacts services to London, Newcastle & Middlesbrough

Emergency services are currently dealing with an ongoing incident at Seaham in County Durham.

At the moment rail services to London Kings Cross, Newcastle, Sunderland & Middlesbrough are currently impacted.

Emergency services are currently dealing with an ongoing incident at Seaham in County Durham meaning rail services to London, Newcastle, Sunderland, Hartlepool & Middlesbrough are currently impacted. More details will be released as soon as we have an update. pic.twitter.com/I5e8uW9ZqS

— Trevor Sherwood (@TrevSherwoodPH) November 19, 2021

Emergency Services have been seen within Seaham Train Station car park.

Northern Rail tweeted “Due to the emergency services dealing with an incident between Newcastle and Middlesbrough the line is blocked in both directions”

⚠️ Due to the emergency services dealing with an incident between Newcastle and Middlesbrough the line is blocked in both directions ⚠️

Train services running through these stations will be cancelled.

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— Northern 🚆 (@northernassist) November 19, 2021

Grand Central service has tweeted that “Due to the emergency services dealing with an incident at Seaham the 16:48 London Kings Cross- Sunderland service will terminate at Seaham.

“Road transport is being sourced to take passengers onto Sunderland.”

⚠️ Due to the emergency services dealing with an incident at Seaham the 16:48 London Kings Cross- Sunderland service will terminate at Seaham.

Road transport is being sourced to take passengers onto Sunderland.

— Grand Central Rail (@GC_Rail) November 19, 2021

The emergency services are currently dealing with an ‘incident’ between Newcastle and Middlesbrough. 

It is believed this has happened near Seaham train station. To allow them to do their work safely, some lines are blocked. 

Trains between Newcastle and Middlesbrough may be cancelled or diverted via an alternative route meaning services may be unable to call at stations between Newcastle and Thornaby.

Disruption is expected until the end of the day.