Wednesday 3 Aug 2016
Full service to resume from tomorrow morning as Leicestershire bridge repairs continue
- Region & Route:
A full train service will resume from tomorrow morning after Network Rail completed the first phase of repairs to the partially collapsed road-over-rail bridge in Barrow upon Soar.
A reduced service was in effect from first thing this morning after engineers were able to reopen two of the four lines under the bridge on Grove Lane during Tuesday, while the remaining two lines were reopened to trains this morning with a speed restriction.
Now Network Rail and East Midlands Trains have confirmed a full service will be running from the start of tomorrow, including from Barrow upon Soar station.
Network Rail would like to apologise to any inconvenience caused to passengers and those living near the bridge during the past 48 hours.
Notes:
- There were no injuries to those working on site or members of the public as a result of the incident
- No trains were running beneath the bridge at the time
- East Midlands Trains information and advice is available at www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- An emergency road diversion is in place
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