Saturday 28 May 2011
MAJOR DISRUPTION TO EAST COAST MAIN LINE RAIL SERVICES
- Region & Route:
- National
Approximately 200m of overhead equipment is damaged, affecting all four lines. As a result, no services are currently able to operate between Grantham and Peterborough. Shuttle services are running between London King’s Cross and Peterborough, and between Grantham and destinations north.
Network Rail engineers are on site and are working to fix the problem as quickly as possible. Due to the extent of the damage, passengers are being advised not to travel to expect major disruption on the East Coast Main Line for the rest of the day, and to seek other routes for their journeys wherever possible.
Ticket Acceptance
- All restrictions on East Coast tickets have been lifted and tickets valid for travel today will be valid on Sunday
- East Midlands Trains, East Coast and First Hull Trains have mutual ticket acceptance with each other
- Virgin Trains, First TransPennine Express, Northern Rail and CrossCountry are accepting passengers affected by this disruption on any reasonable alternative routes
- Grand Central tickets valid for travel today can now be used on either Sunday or Monday
Alternative Routes
- Travel from London St Pancras for services to Nottingham / Sheffield for connections to Grantham / Retford / Doncaster
- Travel from London Euston for services via the West Coast between London and Glasgow Central / Edinburgh
For the latest travel information, passengers are advised to check www.nationalrail.co.uk.
Contact information
Passengers / community members
Network Rail national helpline
03457 11 41 41
Latest travel advice
Please visit National Rail Enquiries
Journalists
Network Rail press office - National
020 3356 8700
mediarelations@networkrail.co.uk
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