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=== Service expansions ===
=== Service expansions ===
On 21 October 2019, four [[London King's Cross railway station|London King's Cross]] to [[Newark Northgate railway station|Newark Northgate]] were extended to [[Lincoln railway station|Lincoln]] in addition to the existing one train a day between Lincoln and the capital.{{cite web |title=Lincoln trains |url=https://www.lner.co.uk/news/lincoln-trains/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830172202/https://www.lner.co.uk/news/lincoln-trains/ |archive-date=30 August 2019 |access-date=30 August 2019 |publisher=lner.co.uk}}{{cite magazine |date=June 2019 |editor1-last=Pritchard |editor1-first=Robert |title=Expanded Lincoln-London service in September |magazine=Today's Railways |publisher=Platform 5 |location=Sheffield |page=17 |issue=210 |issn=1475-9713}} A sixth return service would be introduced in December 2019 alongside six return between London King's Cross and [[Harrogate railway station|Harrogate]].
On 21 October 2019, four London King's Cross]] to [[Newark Northgate railway station|Newark Northgate]] were extended to [[Lincoln railway station|Lincoln]] in addition to the existing one train a day between Lincoln and the capital.{{cite web |title=Lincoln trains |url=https://www.lner.co.uk/news/lincoln-trains/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830172202/https://www.lner.co.uk/news/lincoln-trains/ |archive-date=30 August 2019 |access-date=30 August 2019 |publisher=lner.co.uk}}{{cite magazine |date=June 2019 |editor1-last=Pritchard |editor1-first=Robert |title=Expanded Lincoln-London service in September |magazine=Today's Railways |publisher=Platform 5 |location=Sheffield |page=17 |issue=210 |issn=1475-9713}} A sixth return service would be introduced in December 2019 alongside six return between London King's Cross and [[Harrogate railway station|Harrogate]].


In 2018 Rail Minister [[Jo Johnson]] announced a new direct service between [[London King's Cross railway station|London King's Cross]] and [[Middlesbrough railway station|Middlesbrough]], with the service beginning in December 2021, with plans for a regular two-hourly service to be introduced following upgrades to Middlesbrough Station.{{cite magazine |date=26 September 2018 |editor1-last=Harris |editor1-first=Nigel |title=Plan for Azuma's to Middlesbrough |magazine=Rail Magazine |publisher=Bauer Media |location=Peterborough |page=21 |issue=862 |issn=0953-4563}}{{Cite web |title=Azuma Arrives in Middlesbrough as LNER Launches Direct Services to London |url=https://www.lner.co.uk/news/azuma-arrives-in-middlesbrough-as-lner-launches-direct-services-to-london/ |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=www.lner.co.uk |language=en}}
In 2018, Rail Minister [[Jo Johnson]] announced a new direct service between London King's Cross and [[Middlesbrough railway station|Middlesbrough]], with the service beginning in December 2021, with plans for a regular two-hourly service to be introduced following upgrades to Middlesbrough Station.{{cite magazine |date=26 September 2018 |editor1-last=Harris |editor1-first=Nigel |title=Plan for Azuma's to Middlesbrough |magazine=Rail Magazine |publisher=Bauer Media |location=Peterborough |page=21 |issue=862 |issn=0953-4563}}{{Cite web |title=Azuma Arrives in Middlesbrough as LNER Launches Direct Services to London |url=https://www.lner.co.uk/news/azuma-arrives-in-middlesbrough-as-lner-launches-direct-services-to-london/ |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=www.lner.co.uk |language=en}}


Direct services to [[Sunderland station|Sunderland]] introduced by [[Virgin Trains East Coast|Virgin]] were withdrawn in December 2024 alongside the final daily service to [[Glasgow Central railway station|Glasgow Central]], which had been gradually reduced since the 2000s after upgrades to the [[West Coast Main Line]] reduced journey times.{{Cite web |title=Proposed December 2024 Timetable Changes- Consultation on Glasgow and Stirling extensions |url=https://www.lner.co.uk/news/proposed-december-2024-timetable-changes--consultation-on-glasgow-and-stirling-extensions/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=www.lner.co.uk}}{{Cite web |title=Changes to Sunderland services |url=https://www.lner.co.uk/about-us/changes-to-our-timetable/changes-to-our-sunderland-timetable/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=www.lner.co.uk}}
Direct services to [[Sunderland station|Sunderland]] introduced by [[Virgin Trains East Coast|Virgin]] were withdrawn in December 2024 alongside the final daily service to [[Glasgow Central railway station|Glasgow Central]], which had been gradually reduced since the 2000s after upgrades to the [[West Coast Main Line]] reduced journey times.{{Cite web |title=Proposed December 2024 Timetable Changes- Consultation on Glasgow and Stirling extensions |url=https://www.lner.co.uk/news/proposed-december-2024-timetable-changes--consultation-on-glasgow-and-stirling-extensions/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=www.lner.co.uk}}{{Cite web |title=Changes to Sunderland services |url=https://www.lner.co.uk/about-us/changes-to-our-timetable/changes-to-our-sunderland-timetable/ |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=www.lner.co.uk}}


A daily service between [[London King's Cross railway station|London King's Cross]] and [[Cleethorpes railway station|Cleethorpes]] as an extension of a Lincoln service is currently being explored.{{When|date=January 2026|reason=What is meant by "currently"?}}{{Cite web |title=LNER Cleethorpes Test Train Takes To Tracks |url=https://www.lner.co.uk/news/lner-cleethorpes-test-train-takes-to-tracks/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=www.lner.co.uk}}
A daily service between London King's Cross and [[Cleethorpes railway station|Cleethorpes]] as an extension of a Lincoln service is currently being explored.{{When|date=January 2026|reason=What is meant by "currently"?}}{{Cite web |title=LNER Cleethorpes Test Train Takes To Tracks |url=https://www.lner.co.uk/news/lner-cleethorpes-test-train-takes-to-tracks/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=www.lner.co.uk}}


===Named services===
===Named services===
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