LNER introduces its new Middlesbrough service
LNER HAS launched direct services between Middlesbrough and London King’s Cross. The daily weekday service provides a direct link between Middlesbrough and London for more than three decades and also serves nearby Thornaby, offering journey times of about three hours.
The first service ran on December 13, departing Middlesbrough at 07.08 and Thornaby at 07.15, arriving at London King’s Cross at 10.22. An afternoon return journey will leave London at 15.25, stopping at York before arriving in Thornaby at 18.08 and Middlesbrough at 18.18. Additional LNER Middlesbrough services are planned following further works around Middlesbrough station that are currently being planned by Network Rail.
Middlesbrough MP Andy Mcdonald said: “I am delighted that, after nine years of campaigning since I was first elected, this new direct link from Middlesbrough to London is finally here.
“It is hugely welcome and a positive step towards much-needed improved rail connectivity for the area.
“Being able to travel to Parliament from my home town will make for a far more convenient commute, and I am sure local travellers, both business and pleasure, will benefit from this new service.”