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25/01/2024

Urgent repairs to the track between Kettering and Bedford means some lines are disrupted. As a result, trains may be cancelled or delayed by up to 15 minutes. This is expected until further notice.

What has happened?

There are urgent repairs to the railway required near Wellingborough between Kettering and Wellingborough disrupting our trains on the Sheffield/Nottingham/London and Corby/London routes.

There is damage to the railway near Wellingborough which means that trains have to run at a reduced speed in this area to run trains safely. Due to this speed restriction, congestion and severe delays are expected to trains travelling in the Southbound direction and so we have to run reduced services to allow for the congestion this will cause.

Network Rail have a specialist team carrying out the repairs and have advised that from approximately 10:00 the line may need to close completely to carry out the repairs needed which will cause significant disruption in both directions. There is currently no estimate of when repairs are expected to be completed. 

How does this affect my train?

Trains running through the area in the London direction (Southbound) will be delayed by 30 minutes between Kettering and Wellingborough.

Trains running through the area in the Nottingham/ Sheffield direction (Northbound) will be delayed by up to 10 minutes between Wellingborough and Kettering.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

​​​​​​​Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.

Affected operators
East Midlands Railway
Nationalrail link
Last updated: 25/01/24 - 07:09