East Midlands train service to London set for weekend disruption

East Midlands Trains has announced that there will be no direct trains between Nottingham and London this weekend because of engineering works.

On Saturday and Sunday (25 and 26) trains travelling from Nottingham to London will terminate at Leicester where replacement bus services will be provided.

Trains from Sheffield, Derby and Nottingham will terminate at Leicester; there will be then be an express rail replacement bus between Leicester and Bedford where you can then connect with a train from Bedford to Luton/Luton Airport Parkway and London St Pancras International.

There will also be rail replacement buses if you are travelling to Market Harborough, Kettering and Wellingborough. If you are travelling from Corby there will be a rail replacement bus between Corby and Kettering where you can connect with a bus to Bedford.

Trains from London St Pancras International will terminate at Bedford, an express rail replacement bus will run between Bedford and Leicester where you can then connect with trains to Nottingham/Derby/Sheffield. There will also be rail replacement buses at Bedford if you are travelling to Wellingborough, Kettering and Market Harborough. If you are travelling to Corby, there will be a rail replacement bus between Bedford and Kettering where you can change for a bus to Corby.