Major disruption between London St Pancras International and Leicester expected until the end of the day 

Route(s) affected

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

Description

The emergency services are dealing with an incident between Luton and Bedford. Whilst they carry out their work, all lines are closed. As a result, trains between London St Pancras International and Leicester will be cancelled or revised.

Major disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Please note, this is also affecting Thameslink services.

Customer advice:

Trains are unable to run in or out on London St Pancras for the remainder of this evening.

Passengers are advised not to travel.

How do I get where I need to be?

Alternative arrangements are currently being looked at to keep you on the move. Please remember that this can take time and be assured that staff are working tirelessly to arrange this as quickly as possible for you.

East Midlands Railway trains are likely to experience extended delays or alterations. You should use alternative routes which will be most comfortable and the quickest way to get where you need to be.

Your ticket can be used at no extra cost to travel via the following alternative routes:

Sheffield

You may travel to Doncaster with Cross Country, TransPennine Express or Northern 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 at the LNER website. Visit the East Midlands Railway Website for lots of useful information about what to expect when travelling via London Kings Cross.

Derby/Chesterfield

You may travel to Birmingham New Street with Cross Country where you should change for a train to London Euston with London Northwestern Railway or Avanti West Coast. It is likely to take between 2.5 and 3 hours to complete this journey. Visit the East Midlands Railway website for lots of useful information about what to expect when travelling via London Euston.

Nottingham

You may travel to Grantham with EMR 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 the LNER website. Visit the East Midlands Railway website for lots of useful information about what to expect when travelling via London Kings Cross.

Leicester

You may travel to Nuneaton with Cross Country where you should change for a train to London Euston with Avanti West Coast or London Northwestern Railway. It is likely to take 2 hours to complete this journey. Visit the East Midlands Railway Website for lots of useful information about what to expect when travelling via London Euston.

All of these alternative route options are available in the opposite direction too. Don’t worry about your ticket, other train operators know about the disruption to your journey and your ticket can be used at no extra cost on their trains.

East Midlands Railway promise that if you need to start your outward journey from a different operator's station due to this disruption, then you will also be able to travel back to that station when you return, regardless of if the disruption has ended or your ticket type. Rail industry colleagues will welcome you on board with your original ticket.

Rail Replacement Buses:

A rail replacement bus service will run between Kettering, Wellingborough and Bedford.

A rail replacement bus service will run between Luton and Bedford.

Staff are currently looking to source a replacement bus to run between Corby and Kettering in both directions. We will confirm this as soon as we have confirmation.

These arrangements will remain in place until the end of the day.

As it is late in the day the number of connecting trains are limited. If you have already started our journey staff will make every effort to get you to your destination by rail. If not, the team will make alternative arrangements for you. Please speak to a member of our team if you are concerned about your connecting journey.

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 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.