Lines reopened: disruption between Leicester and Nuneaton expected until 13:30 

Route(s) affected

Between Stansted Airport / Leicester and Birmingham New Street

Description

Following a road vehicle colliding with a bridge at Hinckley, lines have now reopened. As service recovers, trains running between Leicester and Nuneaton may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or revised.

This is expected until 13:30.

Customer advice:

If your CrossCountry train is cancelled, you may use your ticket on the two CrossCountry train services operating before or the two CrossCountry train services after your cancelled service.

Alternatively, you may use your ticket on the following services and routes at no extra cost:

Routes via London

• Avanti West Coast services between Birmingham New Street / Nuneaton and London Euston

• East Midlands Railway services between Leicester and London St Pancras International

• Greater Anglia services between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport / Ely and Peterborough

• Great Northern services between Ely and London Kings Cross

• LNER services between Peterborough and London Kings Cross

• London Northwestern Railway services between Birmingham New Street/Nuneaton and London Euston

• London Underground services between London Terminals: Euston, St Pancras, Kings Cross and or Liverpool Street (please show your ticket to gate line staff to be allowed through the ticket gates)

• Thameslink services between Peterborough and London St Pancras International

Routes avoiding London

• East Midlands Railway services between Leicester and Nottingham - Nottingham and Ely

Check before you travel:

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

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.