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Intercity seat refurbishment: Multi-million pound investment will see complete fleet improved
- Three million pound project will see more than 5,500 seats refurbished
- Provides a great improvement for EMR customers and refreshes fleet for its life after the Midland Main Line
- First improved units will be in service later this month
- Old seat materials will be recycled
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Customers urged to check before they travel ahead of Midland Main Line engineering work
- On Saturday (21) and Sunday (22) lines between Leicester and Kettering will be closed for engineering works
- A rail replacement bus service will be in operation both days between Kettering, Market Harborough and Leicester
- EMR Connect services will also start and terminate at Wellingborough, rather than Kettering or Corby
- Some EMR services in Lincolnshire may also be affected by Storm Babet
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Kettering, Market Harborough and Wellingborough receive new customer information screens as part of £1million station project
- Interactive screens offer accessibility and local information - such as onward travel options or tourist information
- New screens will help customers better access and understand information during disruption
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Rail strike reminder: EMR services significantly reduced for next two Saturdays and no services on Friday, September 1
- Members from the RMT Union will strike on Saturday, 26 August and Saturday, 2 September
- Trains will only run between 06:30 - 18:30 - with last departures starting between 15:00 and 16:30
- Customers are being advised to travel by rail only if absolutely necessary during strike action
- Due to a number of big events including, Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest and Manchester Pride, services during the Bank Holiday Weekend are likely to be very busy
- No services will run on Friday, September 1
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Bank Holiday rail strike: EMR services significantly reduced on Saturday, 26 August
- Members from the RMT Union will strike on Saturday, 26 August and Saturday, 2 September
- Trains will only run between 06:30 - 18:30 - with last departures starting between 15:00 and 16:30
- Customers are being advised to travel by rail only if absolutely necessary during strike action
- On Sunday 27 August, EMR's Intercity and Connect services are likely to be very busy due engineering works on the East Coast Mainline
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National ticket office consultation extended
• Consultation period extended until 1 September
• Input from customers and independent watchdogs will help shape final proposals, so that all customers are supported as the railway responds to generational shifts in buying habits
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Rail strikes reminder: EMR services significantly reduced on Thursday and Saturday
- On 20 July, 22 July and 29 July many of EMR's routes will be reduced to one train an hour
- Trains will only run between 07:30 - 18:30 - with last departures starting between 15:00 and 16:30
- There will also be a number of train cancellations on Friday, 21 July due to action short of a strike by the ASLEF union - this could be as late as 22:00 the day before customers travel
- Customers are being advised to travel by rail only if absolutely necessary
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EMR to invest £1 million on new customer information screens
- EMR launch project to install 166 information screens across stations in the East Midlands
- 25 interactive information screens will also be fitted
- Interactive screens offer accessibility and local information - such as onward travel options or tourist information
- New screens will help customers better access and understand information during disruption
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Rail strikes: EMR services significantly reduced on 20 and 22 July
- On Thursday, 20 July and Saturday, 22 July, many of EMR's routes will be reduced to one train an hour
- Trains will only run between 07:30 - 18:30 - with last departures starting between 15:00 and 16:30
- Between Monday, 17 July, and Saturday, 22 July, there will also be a number of train cancellations due to action short of a strike by the ASLEF union - this could be as late as 22:00 the day before customers travel
- Customers are being advised to travel by rail only if absolutely necessary
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EMR announces Summer Sale - with more than 100,000 discounted tickets up for grabs
- Summer Sale tickets will be available from today - July 3
- Tickets will be on a first-served basis but will not be limited to one per person
- Tickets must be purchased in advance and are only one way
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Travel smoothly this summer: EMR launches multi-modal journey planner
- EMR launch seamless door-to-door journey planner
- Planner allows customers to choose journey based on journey time, environmentally friendly options or health benefits
- Alongside rail, the suggested journey options also include all modes of transport