The emergency services are dealing with an incident between between Sleaford and Metheringham. Trains between Sleaford and Lincoln may be cancelled or delayed by up to 30 minutes.
Disruption is expected until 22:00.
What has happened?
The emergency services are dealing with an incident between Sleaford and Metheringham. This is disrupting our trains on the Nottingham / Grantham / Skegness and Peterborough / Lincoln / Doncaster routes.
Network Rail and the emergency services are making their way to investigate the incident further. We do not have an exact time the teams are due to arrive on site.
How does this affect my train?
Trains running through the area in both directions between Sleaford and Metheringham are unable to run.
At present we are expecting the problem to be fixed in the next 2 hours. As soon as the problem is fixed our priority will be to get trains running to their advertised times again. We expect the advertised timetable to resume on the affected routes by 21:55.
How do I get where I need to be?
You should continue to travel as originally planned however your journey may be delayed by 30 minutes.
EMR are currently looking at alternative arrangements to keep you on the move. Please remember that this can take time and be assured that the team are working tirelessly to arrange this as quickly as possible for you.
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.