• From 26 July we will run three daily return services between Sunderland and London Kings Cross, and two return services a day between Bradford Interchange and London Kings Cross. Updated timetables are available online.

• From Sunday 23 August, we’re adding a fourth daily return service between Sunderland and London Kings Cross. We’ll let you know when these trains are open for ticket sales and seat reservations, so keep an eye out for updates.

• From 13 September, we’ll be adding a third daily return service between Bradford Interchange and London Kings Cross. Tickets and reservations are likely to be available in August.

From next week and prior to the restart of services from July 26th, Grand Central will be operating crew refresher trains from Sunderland to York Monday & Tuesday & through to Kings Cross Wednesday to Friday

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