Northern warns of cancelled trains due to heat until Friday

Around half of the services between York and Leeds, via Harrogate, have been cancelled today, with further cancellations expected until Friday.

Northern Trains confirms that its other routes are also affected.

A Northern spokesperson said: “Due to the extreme heat, we have had to reduce the number of trains running on various routes until Friday, and those that are running will be much busier than usual.

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“We are strongly advising customers to check their full journey before setting off and be prepared for longer waiting times and cancellations.

“Customers who have booked tickets for a journey on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday will be able to travel at a different time at no extra cost.”

The move follows LNER urging passengers not to travel on Wednesday and Thursday this week after a rare red weather warning for extreme heat.

Services on the East Coast Main Line are expected to be heavily reduced and subject to last‑minute changes.

A previously reported, the rail company is strongly advising customers booked to travel today (Wed) and Thursday, June 25 not to travel because of forecast extreme temperatures and a red Met Office warning covering parts of England and Wales.

The operator says customers should check before they travel throughout this week, as the heat is expected to cause widespread disruption across the route.

Network Rail has warned it may have to impose emergency speed restrictions on sections of the East Coast Main Line on Wednesday and Thursday for safety reasons, with rails and overhead lines at risk of damage in the heat.

That will mean longer journey times and fewer LNER services running across both days, with passengers urged to switch to “alternative, cooler dates” where a more regular timetable is expected to operate.