Hot weather to affect East Midlands Railway services until at least Friday 10 July: essential travel only

The Met Office are advising that temperatures today are expected to be above average for the time of year. Highs are forecast to exceed 30°C in London, and similar high temperatures are likely across central and southern England. This hot weather is expected to continue well into the week.

East Midlands Railway are experiencing some heat related issues affecting some of their train services. This means that some units have had to be removed from service. As a result of this, trains on various routes across the East Midlands Railway network may be cancelled in full or revised.

East Midlands Railway are advising customers to only travel today, or on Thursday and Friday, if your journey is essential.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey today using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner. The journey planner will be updated for the day after, the morning before.

Travel advice for today - essential travel only

You should only attempt to travel if your journey is essential.

• Tickets dated Wednesday 8 July can be used on East Midlands Railway services on between Saturday 11 and Tuesday 14 July instead
• If your journey is essential, we strongly recommend that you travel before 12:00 where temperatures are expected to be cooler. East Midlands Railway tickets dated Wednesday 8 July can be used at no extra cost to travel on earlier services on the same day
• If you have connecting services with another operator, please check with them directly as to what their travel advice is
• If you no longer wish to travel, you can claim a full, fee free refund from your point of purchase. More information is available

Intercity route (to / from London St Pancras International)

Following recent hot weather, more trains are needing repair at the same time. Because of this, East Midlands Railway will be operating a reduced Intercity train service which will see some services cancelled.

Nottingham / Mansfield / Worksop route

The Nottingham / Mansfield / Worksop route will be withdrawn from 12:00.

A rail replacement bus will run in place of trains on this route for customers needing to make essential journeys.

Nottingham - Leicester (regional stopping service)

The Nottingham to Leicester regional stopping service will be withdrawn from 12:00.

A rail replacement bus service will run between Leicester and Loughborough serving Syston, Sileby and Barrow-upon-Soar for customers needing to make essential journeys.

Travel advice for Thursday 9 July - essential travel only

You should only attempt to travel if your journey is essential.

• Tickets dated Thursday 9 July can be used on East Midlands Railway services on between Saturday 11 and Tuesday 14 July instead
• If your journey is essential, we strongly recommend that you travel before 12:00 where temperatures are expected to be cooler. East Midlands Railway tickets dated Thursday 9 July can be used at no extra cost to travel on earlier services on the same day
• If you have connecting services with another operator, please check with them directly as to what their travel advice is
• If you no longer wish to travel, you can claim a full, fee free refund from your point of purchase. More information is available

Intercity route (to / from London St Pancras International)

Following recent hot weather, more trains are needing repair at the same time. Because of this, East Midlands Railway will be operating a reduced Intercity train service which will see some services cancelled. We will keep this page updated with details of the effected trains as soon as we can. Journey planners will likely be updated to reflect any alterations to this route on Wednesday afternoon.

A rail replacement bus will run in place of trains on this route for customers needing to make essential journeys.

Nottingham - Leicester (regional stopping service)

The Nottingham to Leicester regional stopping service will be withdrawn from 12:00.

Nottingham / Mansfield / Worksop route

The Nottingham / Mansfield / Worksop route will be withdrawn from 12:00.

A rail replacement bus service will run between Leicester and Loughborough serving Syston, Sileby and Barrow-upon-Soar for customers needing to make essential journeys.

Journey planners will be reflected to update the changes on this route on Wednesday morning.

Travel advice for Friday 10 July - essential travel only

You should only attempt to travel if your journey is essential.

• Tickets dated Friday 10 July can be used on East Midlands Railway services on between Saturday 11th and Tuesday 14 July instead
• If your journey is essential, we strongly recommend that you travel before 12:00 where temperatures are expected to be cooler. East Midlands Railway tickets dated Friday 10 July can be used at no extra cost to travel on earlier services on the same day
• If you have connecting services with another operator, please check with them directly as to what their travel advice is
• If you no longer wish to travel, you can claim a full, fee free refund from your point of purchase. More information is available

Intercity route (to / from London St Pancras International)

Following recent hot weather, more trains are needing repair at the same time. Because of this, East Midlands Railway will be operating a reduced Intercity train service which will see some services cancelled. We will keep this page updated with details of the effected trains as soon as we can.

Nottingham / Mansfield / Worksop route

The Nottingham/Mansfield/Worksop route will be withdrawn from 12:00.

A rail replacement bus will run in place of trains on this route for customers needing to make essential journeys.

Journey planners will be reflected to update the changes on this route on Thursday morning.

Nottingham - Leicester (regional stopping service)

The Nottingham to Leicester regional stopping service will be withdrawn from 12:00.

A rail replacement bus service will run between Leicester and Loughborough serving Syston, Sileby and Barrow-upon-Soar for customers needing to make essential journeys.

Journey planners will be reflected to update the changes on this route on Thursday morning.

For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.

You can find the pick-up and drop-off location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.

Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.