Lines reopened: disruption between Leicester and Bedford / Nuneaton expected until 13:00 

Route(s) affected

CrossCountry between Birmingham New Street and Stansted Airport / Cambridge, and also between Leicester and Birmingham New Street

East Midlands Railway between Nottingham / Sheffield and London St Pancras International

Description

Following a fault with the signalling system between Leicester and Bedford / Nuneaton all lines have reopened. As service recovers, trains may still be delayed by up to 45 minutes or cancelled.

Disruption is expected until 13:00.

Customer Advice

East Midlands Railway

Trains are likely to experience extended delays or alterations. Your ticket can be used at no extra cost to travel via the following alternative routes:

Sheffield

You may travel to Doncaster where you should change for a train to London Kings Cross. It is likely to take between 2 and 2.5 hours to complete this journey. LNER, who run the trains between Doncaster and London Kings Cross recommend booking a seat reservation. This can be done up to 5 minutes before the train departs. Visit East Midlands Railway for lots of useful information about what to expect when travelling via London Kings Cross.

Derby/Chesterfield

You may travel to Sheffield where you should change for a train to Doncaster and London Kings Cross. It is likely to take between 2 and 2.5 hours to complete this journey. LNER, who run the trains between Doncaster and London Kings Cross recommend booking a seat reservation. This can be done up to 5 minutes before the train departs. Visit East Midlands Railway for lots of useful information about what to expect when travelling via London Kings Cross.

Nottingham

You may travel to Grantham where you should change for a train to London Kings Cross. It is likely to take between 2 and 2.5 hours to complete this journey. LNER, who run the trains between Grantham and London Kings Cross recommend booking a seat reservation. This can be done up to 5 minutes before the train departs at Visit East Midlands Railway for lots of useful information about what to expect when travelling via London Kings Cross.

Leicester

You may travel to Nuneaton where you should change for a train to London Euston. It is likely to take 2 hours to complete this journey. Visit East Midlands Railway for lots of useful information about what to expect when travelling via London Euston.

East Midlands Railway have arranged replacement road transport to run between Leicester, Market Harborough and Kettering in both directions. Please speak to a member of station staff for more information.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries 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 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.

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.