Nottinghamshire rail upgrade: how will it affect you?
A £100m rail upgrade across Nottinghamshire will cause disruption across the East Midlands this summer - to find out how click here.
Revised train services during strike action in August
East Midlands Trains says it will aim to provide as many seats as possible for people travelling to the Olympic Games.
East Midlands train-drivers to strike during Olympics
Communications have broken down between East Midlands Trains and ASLEF, as the union confirms train-drivers will strike during the Olympics
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Nottingham Station will stay open during £100m works
Neil Micklethwaite, East Midlands Trains Customer Service and Commercial Director, has told ITV News Central Nottingham Station will stay open during the £100 million signalling upgrade.
Nottinghamshire rail upgrade: how will it affect you?
A £100m rail upgrade across Nottinghamshire will cause disruption across the East Midlands this summer - to find out how click here.
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East Midlands Trains: 'Be prepared and check in advance'
Speaking about today's timetable changes during the signalling upgrade work this summer, the Managing Director of East Midlands Trains said:
– David Horne, Managing Director for East Midlands Trains"Every effort has been made to deliver the best possible service forour passengers during Network Rail's re-signalling works whilstrecognising that some people will face considerable changes to their normal journey.
"We have invested around three years of careful planning to ensure we can keep people on the move throughout the work at Nottingham.
"Our advice for passengers is to be prepared and check in advance of travel at [eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/
nottingham](http://eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/nottingham)."
More train disruption for Nottingham this summer
Commuters in Nottingham will find out how much they'll be affected by a £100 million project to upgrade railway signals in the county.
Major disruption is expected throughout July and August when the redevelopment work is taking place.
New timetables are being published today which explain which services will have to change during the construction work, with some trains being cancelled altogether.
RAIL: MAJOR DELAYS ON EAST MIDLANDS TRAINS
Thousands of passengers travelling on East Midlands Trains are likely to face severe delays until the end of the week because of extensive damage to overhead power cables.
A one kilometre section of overhead line is down at Radlett in Hertfordshire.
Delays to and from London could be up to an hour.
For more information see the East Midlands Trains website.
East Midlands Trains to resume to full timetable following train derailment
Services on East Midlands Trains to and from London St Pancras are now expected to run as normal.
Lines between Leicester and Loughborough are also expected to be re-opened following overnight closures.
Network Rail had to carry out emergency repair works following the derailment of a freight train at Barrow on Soar (between Leicester and Loughborough) on 27th December.
Train services will be unable to call at Barrow Upon Soar until later notice because further remedial work is required following the derailment of a train carrying over 1,000 tonnes of stone.
– Martin Frobisher, Route Managing Director for Network RailI apologise to all those who have been inconvenienced by this work and thank passengers for their continued patience. Removing the wagons safely is a complex job and this location is not easily accessible, all of which has added to the time it has taken to complete.
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East Midlands Trains fares increase by 4% from 2013
Rail fares on East Midlands Trains will increase by an average of 4% from the 2nd January 2013.
A single journey will rise by an average of 52p.
– david horne, managing director of east midlands trainsRailway funding can only come from the taxpayer or from the passenger. The government's policy remains that a bigger share must come from people who use the train.
Passangers can check the new price of their usual ticket or any other fare on the East Midlands Trains website.
Free train travel for the Armed Forces
Members of the armed forces can travel for free on East Midlands trains today and tomorrow.
Derby-based East Midlands Trains is supporting the Royal British Legion's 2012 Poppy Appeal by allowing uniformed Armed Forces personnel of past and present to travel free of charge to London's Poppy day tomorrow.
East Midlands Trains disruption
Trains between Derby and Chesterfield may be delayed or altered this afternoon due to localised flooding.
East Midlands Trains are currently unable to provide an estimated time for when normal services will resume.
Olympic Spectators affected by train drivers' strikes - the full report
by Rajiv PopatThere are just a few days to go before the start of the Olympics - but for many planning to see the Games in London, there's huge disappointment ahead.
Families travelling to and from the Games could face severe disruption because of a three-day strike by train drivers next month. One mother of two boys has been telling Central News the dispute could ruin their historic day.
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