News

• Hope Valley Upgrade will affect EMR regional and intercity services for nine days from Saturday, March 16
• Service between Sheffield and Manchester and between Sheffield / Derby and London St Pancras affected 
• Rail replacement buses will operate between Sheffield and Stockport on regional route  
• EMR's Sheffield / Derby – London St Pancras route will have an increased journey time by up to 20 minutes

• EMR introduce new Groupsave ticket to Barton Line 
• Customers can save up to 34% off adult ticket price when they travel in a group 
• Children can travel for as little as £1 each as part of ticket offer 
• Great way to see different attractions on the line 

• Zone 1 Car Park and Railway Terrace will be closed intermittently during March 
• On days of closure, customers can use Zone 2 and Zone 3 Car Parks 
• Buses serving the station will be diverted and use different stops 
• Customers urged to check website and allow extra time to make journey 

• 54 vehicles struck railway bridges last year
• Incidents risk safety of driver, staff and train customers - they can also lead to lengthy rail delays 
• EMR has shared 2023's top 10 hit bridges in its region to help raise awareness 
• One bridge in Mansfield has been hit 40 times in the last 10 years - roughly once every 90 days  

• Customers urged to double check their journey details over the festive period
• Some services will finish early and start later than normal - including on Christmas Eve
• As usual, no services will run on Christmas Day or Boxing Day 

• EMR unable to run any services on Saturday, December 2, due to industrial action by the ASLEF union
• Intercity services on December 3 will be extremely busy due to strikes and engineering works on other routes  
• Strikes are part of a programme of industrial action affecting 16 train companies between December 1-9
• EMR expecting to run normal timetable on 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 December - customers should check for journey updates

Work is beginning on phase 1 of the transformational redevelopment at Boston Railway Station.

• EMR unable to run any services on Saturday, December 2 due to industrial action by the ASLEF union
• Intercity services on December 3 will be extremely busy due to strikes and engineering works on other routes  
• Strikes are part of a programme of industrial action affecting 16 train companies between December 1-9

• QR codes at regional stations will provide details on next three trains 
• Codes will be placed on stickers in waiting rooms or platforms 
• They will appear at stations across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, and Lincolnshire 

• Four weekday services between Nottingham and Crewe reinstated 
• Two new services introduced between Peterborough and Lincoln on Saturday
• New weekday Liverpool Lime Street – Nottingham service
• Timetable change will also include a trial of Class 170 trains on the Liverpool - Norwich route - providing more seats at times customers want  

• Artwork depicts famous Nottingham landmarks and highlights rail safety
• Several organisations have collaborated to create design which will be located near the station's taxi rank 
• Public are being invited to attend the grand unveiling on Friday, November 17, at 1pm.

• EMR staff will be available to demonstrate how to use digital products 
• Free event will take place at Derby station tomorrow at 10am until 3pm
• Customers will be shown how to download the EMR app, buy digital tickets and use smartcards