Disruption between Boston and Sleaford is expected until 21:00 

Route(s) affected

Between Skegness and Nottingham

Description

A points failure at Heckington is causing disruption to some lines between Boston and Sleaford. As a result, trains running between these stations may be delayed, cancelled or revised to only complete part of their journey.

Disruption is expected to continue until 21:00.

Customer advice:

What has happened?

There is a points failure at Heckington. This is between Sleaford and Boston and is disrupting our trains on the Nottingham / Grantham / Skegness route.

Network Rail are on site working to fix the problem.

How do I get where I need to be?

You should continue to travel as originally planned.

Replacement bus services have been sourced where possible. These are showing in online journey planners.

If you are travelling late in the day and have connections onwards, please check your journey in advance. If you have any questions, please speak to station staff, use the Help Point, or contact East Midlands Railway on X at @EastMidRailway

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail real-time Journey Planner.

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 drop-off 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.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.