News

• 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 

• EMR customers and staff take part in Restart a Heart Day at Derby station 
• Participants learn how to do CPR and use a defibrillator 

• 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

• Train company to offer customers free sanitary products to customers
• Customers can use the phrase ‘Package for Sandy’ at the supervisor’s office, to be given a pack discreetly.
• Sanitary products are all carbon-neutral and designed to reduce plastic waste

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Customers can book in advance to guarantee their space to the seaside
• Queuing systems will be in place at Nottingham and Skegness, however customers with pre-booked tickets will be able to join the fast track queue.
• Guidance applies to travel between July 9 and September 9
• Direct bus services to Butlins and Ingoldmells will also be offered from Boston and Grantham
• EMR will also run a number of Skegness Summer Special services which will start at Derby. 

• Resurfacing works on roads around Derby Station's main entrance to begin on Monday, 10 July 
• Journey times to the station may take longer 
• Access to station, Zone 1, and Zone 3 car parks not affected 

• 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