(25 Jun 2015, 6:15 pm)Tom wrote They say it's due to the connections being better. Maybe the X18 doesn't connect with trains to it's pointless having it?
There's stopping services provided around every half hour operated by Arriva CrossCountry and Virgin Trains East Coast. The loads that alight from each train is around 20 people. Northern Rail timetables advertise that "Bus Meets Train" at Alnmouth Station, and that you can explore the coast etc. "Bus Meets Train" has been going for as long as I can remember, but nothing is being done to promote the service now.