Your guide to our October service changes
3 days ago
We’re introducing timetable changes for a number of services across Newcastle, Gateshead, Northumberland, County Durham and Tees Valley, which will come into effect on Sunday 25 October 2026.
Changes to this service will not begin until Monday 1 November.
Minor changes to AM and PM peak services to improve punctuality at Queen Elizabeth High School (QEHS) in Hexham.
- The current 06:40 departure from Eldon Square will depart at 06:46 and extended to QEHS, where it will arrive at 08:30.
- The current 07:00 departure from Eldon Square will depart at 07:05 and will terminate at Hexham at 08:41, instead of continuing to QEHS.
- The current 15:31 departure from QEHS will depart one minute earlier at 15:30 and arrive at Eldon Square at 17:17 (currently 17:13).
- The service that currently arrives at Eldon Square at 17:25 will instead arrive at 17:27.
View service 10 timetable by clicking here.
- The service that currently arrives at Eldon Square at 15:56 will now arrive at 15:55.
View the timetable for service 12 by clicking here.
Service X85
- The X85 service in the Dilston area has been rerouted to reflect the long-term road closure on the B6321.
View the timetable for service X85 by clicking here
Dalton Park
Due to changes to the internal site layout, the following changes will be implemented to our services at Dalton Park:
- In addition to the current stop outside M&S, the service will now also call at a new stop outside the cinema. This is on the north side of the road (on the same side of the road the shopping centre).
- Services will depart the shopping centre three minutes later than currently scheduled, and will remain three minutes behind the existing timetable until reaching Sunderland/Peterlee.
View the timetable for service X6 by clicking here
- In addition to the current stop outside M&S, the service will now also call at a new stop outside the cinema. This is on the north side of the road (on the same side of the road the shopping centre).
- Services will depart the shopping centre three minutes later than currently scheduled, and will remain three minutes behind the existing timetable until reaching Newcastle/Middlesbrough.
- From the same date, the X10 will depart from stand 18 at Middleborough.
View the timetable for service X10 by clicking here
- The service will now only call at the new stop outside the cinema. This is on the south side of the road, across the road from the shopping centre. The current Dalton Park bus stop outside of M&S will no longer be served by the X1A.
View the timetable for service X1A by clicking here
Towards Murton/Peterlee
- Service 61 towards Murton/Peterlee will now only call at the new stop outside the cinema. This is on the south side of the road, across the road from the shopping centre. The current Dalton Park bus stop outside of M&S will no longer be served by service 61 towards Murton/Peterlee.
Towards Sunderland
- In addition to the current stop outside M&S, service 61 towards Sunderland will now also call at the new bus stop outside the cinema. This is on the north side of the road (on the same side of the road as the shopping centre).
View the timetable for service 61 by clicking here
Towards Durham/ Hetton
- Service 65 towards Durham/Hetton will now only call at the new stop, outside the cinema. This is on the south side of the road. The current Dalton Park bus stop outside of M&S will no longer be served by eastbound 65 services towards Durham/Hetton.
Towards Seaham
- In addition to the current stop outside M&S, service 65 towards Seaham will now also call at a new stop outside the cinema. This stop is on the north side of the road, on the same side of the road as the shopping centre.
View the timetable for service 65 by clicking here
Towards Murton
- Eastbound 861 services will now only call at the new stop outside the cinema, the opposite side of the road to the shopping centre, The current Dalton Park bus stop outside of M&S will no longer be served by 861 services towards Murton.
Towards New Seaham
- In addition to the current stop outside M&S, westbound 861 services will now also call at a new stop outside the cinema. This is on the north side of the road, on the same side of the road as the shopping centre.
View the timetable for service 861 by clicking here
How can I stay up to date with new timetables and plan my journey?
There are a few different ways to check if your usual journey will be affected and to plan your journey:
The timetables are available on our website. To see the new timetables, change the date to the day you plan to travel, then click 'update'.
Download the Go North East app to check fares, buy tickets and plan your journey.
If you still have questions, please contact our Customer Service Team on 0191 420 5050, available Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.