East Midlands Railway is advising passengers not to travel this route today but to use their ticket tomorrow.
East Midlands Railway said on Sunday 24 November:
‘There is heavy rain flooding the railway at Rushton. This is between Kettering and Leicester and is disrupting our trains on the London St Pancras/ Nottingham/ Sheffield route.
‘Network Rail are on site monitoring the water levels. Due to the heavy rain there is also a bankslip in the area.
‘This means it is now unsafe for us to run our services on the Intercity route between Kettering and Leicester. Unfortunately the diversionary route we would usually have is not available, also because of flooding.’
#EMRUpdate Our services are suspended in and out of London, we are unable to run any trains this evening because of heavy rain flooding the railway and causing multiple bank-slips. This will be for the remainder of the evening. Further info here: https://t.co/zBQ0Sh7Yim
— East Midlands Railway (EMR) (@EastMidRailway) November 24, 2024
‘We are currently unable to run any trains between Kettering and Leicester until further notice. This means our services departing London, Derby, and Nottingham are likely to be suspended for the rest of the evening.
‘Trains between Wellingborough and Corby will also be affected due to congestion caused by trains unable to move from stations.
‘This disruption is expected to last throughout the evening. We will work with Network Rail overnight to determine when the railway will be available for us to resume services.’
How do I get where I need to be?
‘We are currently exploring alternative arrangements to help you continue your journey. Please be aware that this may take some time, but rest assured our team are working tirelessly to resolve this as quickly as possible. We appreciate your patience while we make these arrangements.
‘If you have not yet started your journey, we recommend deferring your travel until tomorrow if possible, as we cannot guarantee further train services between London, Sheffield, or Nottingham for the rest of the evening.
Sheffield:
‘You may travel to Doncaster, where you can change for a train to London Kings Cross. This journey is likely to take between 2 and 2.5 hours.
LNER, who operate the trains between Doncaster and London Kings Cross, recommend booking a seat reservation. This can be done up to five minutes before the train departs at lner.co.uk/travel-information/make-a-reservation.
Visit eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/travelling-via-kings-cross for useful information about travelling via Kings Cross.’
Nottingham:
‘You may travel to Grantham, where you can change for a train to London Kings Cross. This journey is also likely to take between 2 and 2.5 hours.
LNER, who operate the trains between Grantham and London Kings Cross, recommend booking a seat reservation. This can be done up to five minutes before the train departs at lner.co.uk/travel-information/make-a-reservation.
Visit eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/travelling-via-kings-cross for useful information about travelling via Kings Cross.’
Leicester:
‘You may travel to Peterborough, where you can change for CrossCountry trains to Leicester. This journey is likely to take about 2 hours.
‘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 to honour your original ticket.
If you need to start your outward journey from a different operator’s station due to this disruption, you will also be able to return to that station regardless of whether the disruption has ended or your ticket type. Our rail industry colleagues will welcome you on board with your original ticket.
‘If you need advice on completing your journey, please speak to a member of our station staff, use the help points, or contact us via X (formerly Twitter) @EastMidRailway or on Facebook (East Midlands Railway). You can also call our team on 03457 125 678, option 4.’
