What has happened?

There is a fault with the signalling system at Loughborough. This is between Leicester and East Midlands Parkway and is disrupting our trains on the Intercity route. 

Network Rail have advised there is loss of power to the signals at Loughborough and are sending a team to site. They are expected to arrive at 11:50. 

How does this affect my train?

Trains running through the area in both direction may be delayed by 60 minutes between Leicester and East Midlands Parkway.

Please use an online journey planner if you are travelling to/from London today. 

At present we are expecting the problem to be fixed in the next 3 hours. As soon as the problem is fixed our priority will be to get trains running to their advertised times again. We expect our advertised timetable to resume on the affected routes by 14:30.

 How do I get where I need to be?

You should continue to travel as originally planned however your journey may be delayed by 60 minutes. We are sorry for the delay to your journey today.

We are currently making arrangements for you to use your ticket with other train operators.

Nottingham

You may travel to Grantham where you should change for a train to London Kings Cross. It is likely to take between 2 and 2.5 hours to complete this journey. LNER, who run the trains between Grantham and London Kings Cross recommend booking a seat reservation. This can be done up to 5 minutes before the train departs at lner.co.uk/travel-information/make-a-reservation/ Visit eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/travelling-via-kings-cross for lots of useful information about what to expect when travelling via Kings Cross.

Sheffield

You may travel to Doncaster where you should change for a train to London Kings Cross. It is likely to take between 2 and 2.5 hours to complete this journey. LNER, who run the trains between Doncaster and London Kings Cross recommend booking a seat reservation. This can be done up to 5 minutes before the train departs at lner.co.uk/travel-information/make-a-reservation/ Visit eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/travelling-via-kings-cross for lots of useful information about what to expect when travelling via Kings Cross. 

Please be aware that London North Eastern Railway are also experiencing delays and cancellations due to a points failure near Doncaster. 

Derby/Chesterfield

You may travel to Birmingham New Street with Cross Country where you should change for a train to London Euston. It is likely to take between 2.5 and 3 hours to complete this journey. Visit eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/travelling-via-euston for lots of useful information about what to expect when travelling via Euston. 

Leicester

You may travel to Birmingham with Cross Country where you should change for a train to London Euston. It is likely to take 2 hours to complete this journey. Visit eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/travelling-via-euston for lots of useful information about what to expect when travelling via Euston.

Please be aware that trains between Birmingham and Nuneaton are expected to be busier than usual and you may not be able to board the first train at Birmingham or Nuneaton.

All of these alternative route options are available in the opposite direction too. Don’t worry about your ticket, we have already made arrangements with other train companies for you to travel with your original ticket.

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.