Christmas 2024: EMR issues top tips for those travelling between Dec 21 and Dec 29

  • EMR has compiled a list of top tips for customers planning to travel over the festive period
  • The tips relate to travelling during engineering works affecting services between 21 and 29 December
  • A number of video guides have been produced to help customers navigate stations and connections
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Nature and wellbeing: EMR funds boost Leicestershire community projects

  • EMR's Community Fund has supported three projects in Leicestershire
  • Projects celebrate the power of nature and the outdoors to help mental and physical health 
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New Intercity timetable provides quicker Sunday services for those travelling between South Yorkshire, the East Midlands and London

  • 12 Sunday morning services will see significant journey time improvements of between nine and 28 minutes
  • Changes will benefit both northbound and southbound travellers
  • Faster services will offer even greater convenience for those travelling between South Yorkshire, the East Midlands, and London
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December timetable change: Regional service boost for Crewe to Newark Castle route

  • December timetable changes will mean route extensions and more services on weekdays and Saturdays
  • Eight services added and two weekday services extended 
  • Another step forward to help support customers and communities across the regional network
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Christmas 2024: Vital engineering works to allow the introduction of EMR's new fleet will significantly affect services over festive period

  • Customers travelling between Saturday, 21 and Sunday, 29 December urged to check their journeys in advance
  • Journey times will be significantly longer with rail replacement buses and amended timetables in place
  • No EMR services will run between London St Pancras and Bedford - in both directions 
  • Customers travelling north from London will need to take a train from London Euston to Milton Keynes
  • Customers travelling south to London St Pancras will transfer to rail replacement buses, which will operate between Bedford and Milton Keynes. From there, customers can continue their journey into London Euston via the West Coast Main Line
  • As usual there will be no services at all on Christmas Day and Boxing Day
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EMR and community partners shine in national Community Rail Awards nominations

  • Community Rail Awards celebrate the work of staff and volunteers to support local communities
  • EMR, working with local partners and communities, is shortlisted in several categories 
  • Winners are due to be announced in March
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Save big on train travel: Advance Purchase sales surge 34 per cent in two years as more EMR customers plan ahead and save

  • EMR has seen a significant increase in the popularity of its Advance Purchase tickets
  • Journeys using Advance Purchase have increased by 34.1per cent 
  • EMR issues top tips for people thinking of buying Advance Purchase tickets 
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Reminder: Regional service boost for Crewe to Newark Castle route begins this weekend

  • December timetable changes will mean route extensions and more services on weekdays and Saturdays
  • Eight services added and two weekday services extended 
  • Another step forward to help support customers and communities across the regional network
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