Rail travellers heading south warned of disruption
TRAIN travellers from Rotherham who are heading south over the next two weekends are being warned that improvement work will impact on services between Sheffield and London.
Network Rail engineers will be working at various locations along the southern section of the Midland Mainline on June 20-21 and June 27-28 and passengers are being told to plan ahead and check journeys before travelling.
The work means that over both weekends, East Midlands Railway services between Sheffield/ Derby/ Nottingham/ Corby and London St Pancras International will operate between Sheffield/ Derby/ Nottingham/ Corby and Bedford only.
Rail replacement buses will operate between Bedford and Hitchin to connect to alternative train services to London.
Thameslink will have no trains running between Bedford and London.
Rail replacement buses will run between Bedford and Luton, Luton Airport Parkway and Hitchin via Luton, Harpenden and Potters Bar via St Albans, and Luton and London.
Trains will run to an amended timetable between London King’s Cross and Peterborough/Cambridge.
Dan Matthews, Network Rail operations director, said: “We’re carrying out a significant programme of upgrades along the Midland Mainline over the coming weekends to make journeys more reliable and resilient for passengers and freight.
“This includes renewing track, improving drainage to reduce the risk of flooding, upgrading key track components, and continuing work to make stations more accessible.
“We’re sorry to anyone whose journey will be affected and we thank passengers for their patience while we carry out our work.
“We’re urging anyone travelling on the affected dates to check before they travel and allow extra time for journeys.”