LNER boost services for Great North Run

The extra services will provide thousands more seats to help runners and spectators arriving for the popular half marathon, which remains a firm favourite on the sporting calendar.

The additional trains are planned to run on the morning of Sunday 7 September 2025 in addition to the existing timetable, with services between Edinburgh Waverley, Durham, Darlington, Doncaster, Leeds and Newcastle.

The additional train times are:

• 06:56 from Leeds, calling at Doncaster (07:30), York (07:54), arriving at Newcastle at 08:50
• 07:00 from Doncaster, calling at York (07:23), Northallerton (07:43), arriving at Newcastle at 08:23
• 07:08 from Edinburgh Waverley, calling at Dunbar (07:30), Reston (07:45), Berwick-upon-Tweed (07:56), Alnmouth (08:16), Morpeth (08:31), arriving at Newcastle at 08:57
• 07:25 from Darlington, calling at Durham (07:44), arriving at Newcastle at 08:01
• 07:58 from Darlington, calling at Durham (08:16), arriving at Newcastle at 08:29

We encourage customers to plan and book ahead and reserve a seat as trains are likely to be very popular.

A team of colleagues from LNER will also be taking part in the Great North Run to help raise funds for LNER’s partner charity, the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM).