Incident resolved: disruption between Kettering and Leicester expected until 12:30 

Route(s) affected

Between London St Pancras International and Nottingham / Derby / Sheffield

Description

An earlier fault with the signalling system between Kettering and Market Harborough has been resolved allowing trains to run as scheduled. As service recovers, trains running between Kettering and Leicester may still be delayed by up to 30 minutes or diverted.

Disruption is expected until 12:30.

What has happened?

There was a fault with the signalling system between Kettering North Junction and Market Harborough Station. Network rail have advised that the issue has now been cleared and trains can run as normal.

How do I get where I need to be?

East Midlands Railway have relaxed some of their usual ticket restrictions. If you hold an ‘Advance Ticket’ which is usually valid on a specific train you may use it to travel on any East Midlands Railway train on this route.

If you have a ticket dated for travel today and decide not to travel you may use your ticket to travel tomorrow instead.

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

Sheffield

You may travel to Doncaster with CrossCountry, 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.

Derby / Chesterfield

You may travel to Birmingham New Street with CrossCountry 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 eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/travelling-via-euston for lots of useful information about what to expect when travelling via Euston.

Nottingham

You may travel to Grantham with East Midlands Railway 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.

Leicester

You may travel to Nuneaton with CrossCountry 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.

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.