News

• EMR seeking tenants for new retail space in exciting multi-million station revamp 
• Space could suit many different businesses 
• Retail units will benefit from high footfall with more than 230,000 rail journeys being made to the Skegness station last year 

• Interactive screens offer accessibility and local information - such as onward travel options and tourist information
• Sheffield, Lincoln, Long Eaton, Loughborough, Market Harborough and Wellingborough first to get new screens
• New screens will help customers better access and understand information during disruption

• Community Rail Awards celebrate the work of staff and volunteers to support local communities
• EMR, working with local partners and communities, is shortlisted for seven categories 
• Winners are due to be announced in March

• 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 worked with Communication Access UK to develop travel support cards
• Free cards are a handy aid for customers to quickly communicate their needs to staff 
• Cards are available to order through EMR's website or Customer Service Centre 

• Strike action by ASLEF affecting other operators will mean EMR's Liverpool - Norwich route will be exceptionally busy 
• Customers will likely face extended journey times
• EMR plans to run a normal timetable on its other regional and intercity routes 

• Fare evader who made TikTok videos boasting about not buying ticket has been caught and fined 
• Fraudulent traveller prosecuted under the Regulation of Railways Act and fined £773 
• She now has a criminal record 

• 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

• Spammers and fraudsters are creating fake EMR customer help accounts 
• 17 X, formerly known as Twitter, accounts identified and reported this month alone
• Customers advised to be careful and double check they are official before engaging with them

• Spirit of Christmas campaign will see money from sandwich sales donated to children's charity
• Money will be used to support Meals and More 
• The charity supports children who have limited access to food provision and activity during school holidays

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