Mondays to Saturdays there is a mostly 2 hourly First TransPennine Express service from Chester-le-Street, northbound to Newcastle and southbound to Durham and beyond to Manchester and Manchester Airport except the first southbound service at 0621 which extends to Liverpool Lime Street. There are a few limited Northern Rail services. Monday to Friday mornings 3 northbound, Saturday mornings 2 northbound, Monday to Sunday late nights 1 southbound, and a single southbound CrossCountry service on weekdays and Saturdays. On Sundays there are 4 northbound and southbound Transpennine services.
