The Great North Run is being held this weekend (7th September).

London North Eastern Railway (LNER) will be running additional services again to help both runners and spectators attend the event.

LNER is expecting to see hundreds of people travel from Edinburgh, Durham, Leeds, and Doncaster to the event.

A number of LNER employees are also set to take part in the event in aid of CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably).  

The additional services will run as follows:

• 06:56 from Leeds, calling at Doncaster (07:30), York (07:54), Newcastle, arrival at 08:50 
• 07:00 from Doncaster, calling at York (07:23), Northallerton (07:43), Newcastle, arrival 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), Newcastle arrival at 08:57 
• 07:25 from Darlington, calling at Durham (07:44), Newcastle arrival at 08:01 
• 07:58 from Darlington, calling at Durham (08:16), Newcastle arrival at 08:29 

Tickets can be bought in advance via the LNER app or website.

“With 60,000 runners set to descend upon Newcastle for this year’s Great North Run, and no doubt many more cheering them on, we are delighted to be operating an additional five services to the city.  

We are expecting these services to be extremely popular, so encourage our customers to book ahead and reserve their seat. Everyone at LNER wishes our colleagues running for CALM, and all other participants, the very best of luck for the big day.” 

David Flesher, Commercial Director at LNER