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Amended East Midlands Railway services in the Nottingham / Leicester area on Saturday 20 September 

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Engineering work details

Starts Saturday 20 September 2025 to Saturday 20 September 2025

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Train operators affected

Route(s) affected

East Midlands Railway between Sheffield / Derby / Nottingham / Corby and London St Pancras International, between Nottingham and Norwich, between Leicester and Nottingham / Lincoln / Loughborough / Cleethorpes / Grimsby Town

Description

Engineering work is taking place between Leicester and East Midlands Parkway, closing some lines.

Local services:

Trains between Nottingham and Leicester will run to an amended timetable, and will not call at Barrow-upon-Soar, Sileby or Syston. Replacement buses will run between Leicester and Loughborough, serving these stations.

Additionally:

  • The 05:00 Nottingham to Norwich service will start from Nottingham at 05:26. It will run up to 26 minutes later than usual as far as Peterborough. It will not call at East Midlands Parkway, Loughborough, Melton Mowbray, Oakham or Stamford. A replacement bus will run from Nottingham to Peterborough, serving these stations and additionally calling at Grantham

  • The 06:08 Nottingham to Norwich service will start from Nottingham at 06:22. It will run up to 14 minutes later than usual as far as Peterborough. It will not call at East Midlands Parkway, Loughborough, Melton Mowbray, Oakham or Stamford. A replacement bus will run from Nottingham to Peterborough, serving these stations and additionally calling at Grantham

Long distance services:

  • The 07:31 Sheffield to London St Pancras International train will start from Sheffield earlier than scheduled at 07:26, and will run up to 5 minutes earlier until Leicester

  • The 07:46 Nottingham to London St Pancras International train will depart Nottingham earlier than scheduled at 07:42, it will then depart Leicester later than scheduled at 08:13. It will continue to run 1 minute later through to London St Pancras international

  • The 08:12 Nottingham to London St Pancras International train will depart Nottingham earlier than scheduled at 08:04, it will continue to run up to 8 minutes earlier until Market Harborough

  • The 09:10 Corby to London St Pancras International train will depart Corby earlier than scheduled at 09:07, it will continue to run 3 minutes earlier until Wellingborough

  • The 22:32 London St Pancras International to Derby train will depart Beeston earlier than scheduled at 00:10

Check before you travel:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner

Replacement Bus Travel Advice:

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

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