Reduced East Midlands Railway service between Ely and Norwich expected until Monday 12 February

There was a fault with the signalling system yesterday at Ely. This is disrupting East Midlands Railway trains on the Liverpool / Nottingham / Norwich route.

Network Rail have confirmed the fault was a faulty cable and this has now been replaced.

The line re-opened overnight however there are pre-planned engineering works taking place between Peterborough and Grantham this weekend and so due to the earlier problem at Ely, East Midlands Railway were unable to get all of their trains through to Norwich before the line closed.

This means East Midlands Railway are unable to run their full shuttle service between Ely and Norwich this weekend and there will be a lot of cancellations as East Midlands Railway only have 1 train able to run back and forth between Ely and Norwich instead of the planned 2.   

Services will be affected for the rest of the weekend so please make sure to check your journey before you travel.

How does this affect my train? 

Trains will run between Liverpool Lime Street / Nottingham and Grantham and also between Ely and Norwich.

The trains between Liverpool / Nottingham and Grantham will run normally.

The trains between Ely and Norwich will be reduced and there are many cancellations so please allow extra time to travel.

East Midlands Railway normal timetable is expected to resume on Monday 12th February 2024.

How do I get where I need to be?

You should continue to travel as normal but your journey may be delayed by up to 40 minutes depending on cancelled services.

East Midlands Railway advise you to check your journey before you travel and allow extra time.

Journey planners are up to date and you can check your journey here.

Rail Replacement Buses

Rail replacement buses will run between Norwich and Grantham (calling at Peterborough), connecting to / from rail services at Grantham.

Travelling between Ely and Norwich

You should continue to travel as normal and you can also use your ticket to travel with Greater Anglia who are expected to also run trains between Ely and Norwich (they will also have some cancellations and alterations affect their services).

East Midlands Railway expect services to be busier than normal due to the cancellations.

East Midlands Railway have relaxed some of their usual ticket restrictions. If you hold an ‘Advance Ticket’ which is usually valid on a specific train you may use it to travel on any of their trains on this route.  

Check before you travel:

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

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility information, please use this page.

You can find the location of your replacement bus by checking station signs or by searching for your station on our station information pages.

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.