Travel Alert: Disruption on trains between East Midlands and London

Rail travel to and from the East Midlands is being disrupted this morning after damage to the overhead electric wires at Luton between Luton and Luton Airport Parkway is causing disruption to East Midlands trains on the Sheffield/Nottingham/London routes.

Network Rail have engineers on site investigating the problem.

Some trains on the routes will be delayed by 15-20 minutes in the London direction between Luton and London St Pancras

East Midlands Trains say they have no estimate of when the lines will fully reopen or when our normal service will resume.

A statement from the rail operator said: “We will have to introduce the following amended timetable whilst the disruption continues:

– Trains between London St Pancras & Corby will be suspended.
– Additional to this some of our trains on the route may be subject to late notice alterations or cancellations.

East Midlands Trains says the 1025 Sheffield to London St Pancras will be restarted at Derby

The statement added: “You should continue to travel as originally planned however your journey may be delayed by up to 30 minutes. We are sorry for the delay to your journey today.

Our trains are likely to experience extended delays or alterations. You should use alternative routes which will be most comfortable and quickest way to get where you need to be. You may travel via the following alternative routes:

“Sheffield You may travel to Doncaster where you should change for a train to London Kings Cross.

“Derby/ChesterfieldYou may travel to Birmingham New Street and Tamworth where you should change for a train to London Euston

“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 for you to travel with your original ticket.

“We are planning to implement a rail replacement bus service between Corby and Kettering from 1045.

“These arrangements will remain in place until the line re-opens and the train service recovers.”