May timetable change: EMR set to reintroduce weekday and Saturday services between Matlock and Nottingham

East Midlands Railway (EMR) will be reintroducing more direct services between Matlock and Nottingham throughout the day and on Saturdays next month.

The changes, which are part of the next timetable change, will take place on Sunday, May 21. 

In order to provide a robust level of service for customers, EMR will amend the calling pattern of the services slightly.

Therefore, during off peak hours, the reintroduced services will call at Attenborough and Spondon in alternate hours. With every train continuing to call at these stations in the peak hour services. This will remove the need for rail replacement services for Spondon.

Will Rogers, Managing Director for East Midlands Railway, said: “EMR will be reintroducing direct services between Matlock and Nottingham throughout the day and on Saturdays as part of the timetable change next month.

"This will mean 53 direct services being reintroduced.

 “A lot of work has taken place over the last year to ensure services can be reintroduced reliably and we hope our customers, as well as the businesses along the route, will benefit from their return."

Derbyshire County Council Leader Councillor Barry Lewis said: “We were delighted with the announcement from EMR earlier this year that the full service was to be reinstated as we know its withdrawal had a major impact on the area, our residents, businesses and visitors.

“The local tourism trade and therefore our local economy will get a welcome boost from the service fully returning which can only be good news, and it will be equally welcomed by people who want to use it for getting to work, school or college."

The following services will be extended to/from Nottingham on a weekday:

0914 Matlock – Nottingham***
1013 Matlock – Nottingham**
1115 Matlock – Nottingham*
1214 Matlock – Nottingham**
1315 Matlock – Nottingham*
1415 Matlock – Nottingham**
1814 Matlock – Nottingham***
1913 Matlock – Nottingham**
2013 Matlock – Nottingham*
2117 Matlock – Nottingham**
2219 Matlock – Nottingham***
0954 Nottingham – Matlock*
1054 Nottingham – Matlock**
1154 Nottingham – Matlock*
1254 Nottingham – Matlock**
1354 Nottingham – Matlock*
1454 Nottingham – Matlock**
1856 Nottingham – Matlock**
1954 Nottingham – Matlock*
2054 Nottingham – Matlock**
2155 Nottingham – Matlock*

The following services will be extended to/from Nottingham on a Saturday:

0619 Matlock – Nottingham
0710 Matlock – Nottingham***
0810 Matlock – Nottingham***
0913 Matlock – Nottingham*
1013 Matlock – Nottingham**
1113 Matlock – Nottingham*
1213 Matlock – Nottingham **
1313 Matlock – Nottingham*
1413 Matlock – Nottingham**
1513 Matlock – Nottingham***
1613 Matlock – Nottingham***
1713 Matlock – Nottingham ***
1813 Matlock – Nottingham*
1913 Matlock – Nottingham**
2013 Matlock – Nottingham*
2115 Matlock – Nottingham**
0653 Nottingham – Matlock***
0754 Nottingham – Matlock***
0854 Nottingham – Matlock***
0954 Nottingham – Matlock*
1054 Nottingham – Matlock**
1154 Nottingham – Matlock*
1254 Nottingham – Matlock**
1354 Nottingham – Matlock*
1454 Nottingham – Matlock**
1554 Nottingham – Matlock***
1654 Nottingham – Matlock***
1754 Nottingham – Matlock***
1854 Nottingham – Matlock**
1954 Nottingham – Matlock*
2057 Nottingham – Matlock**
2154 Nottingham – Matlock*

* These services will call at Spondon

** These services will call at Attenborough

*** These services will call at both Spondon and Attenborough