Three MPs have slammed Northern Rail for closing Sunderland train station for most of the festive period.
The station will be shut to the public on December 18, 19, 21, 22, 23 and 24. It will open between 5.15am and 2.45pm on Tuesday, December 20.
Julie Elliott is MP for Sunderland Central, Bridget Phillipson, represents Houghton and Sunderland South, and Sharon Hodgson's constituency is Washington and Sunderland West.