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This summer, will be affected by the nottingham resignalling project, which will cause major disruptions to train services between 20 July and 25 August. In this leaflet you’ll find information about the works and how service changes will affect you, so that you can be prepared and plan your journeys without worry. whaT is The noTTingham resignalling projecT? It is a project by to improve Nottingham station and transform the railways around the city. Big changes to tracks and signalling will mean more reliable services and fewer delays at Nottingham station, and the railways will be able to cope with an increasing demand for rail travel in the future. whaT will The projecT involve? • £100 million investment • A new platform at Nottingham station • 143 new signals • Six miles of new track • Three new signal boxes • Two renewed level crossings • Two level crossings replaced with footbridges.

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2 At a glance Below is a summary of the changes to the train services for each of the affected routes. Details and a map for each route can be found further on within this leaflet.

Nottingham – London (p.5) Train services to/from London will start and terminate at Parkway, with three services per hour running between East Midlands Parkway and London. A frequent bus service will operate approximately every 10 minutes between Nottingham and East Midlands Parkway to connect with train services to London. There are 1,000 car parking spaces available at East Midlands Parkway for just £6 per day.

Matlock – – Nottingham (p.6) Trains will run as normal between Matlock, Derby and Beeston. For services through to Nottingham, passengers should change at Derby for an express bus service, which will run at 15 minute intervals. 3 buses per hour will also run between Beeston and Nottingham.

Liverpool – (p.7) Train services will continue to operate on this route, but will follow a diversionary route and not call at Nottingham or Grantham. All services will instead call at East Midlands Parkway, where express replacement bus services will run to Nottingham, Grantham and Newark. Passengers travelling from Langley Mill and should use replacement bus services for travel to Nottingham. Northern train services will continue to run from Alfreton to Leeds via Sheffield.

Nottingham – Lincoln (p.8) Train services will continue to run from Newark Castle to Lincoln throughout the resignalling work. From Saturday 20 July to Friday 9 August, connecting bus services will run between Newark Castle and Nottingham, with an hourly bus service from Rolleston, Fiskerton, Bleasby, Thurgaton, Lowdham, Burton Joyce and Carlton to Nottingham. From 10 August to 25 August, trains will be running between Nottingham and Lincoln (between 0800 – 2000). Services will follow the normal calling patterns with slightly extended journey times. There will also be an hourly express bus service between Newark and East Midlands Parkway, connecting to services to Leicester and beyond throughout the resignalling work.

3 Nottingham – Skegness (p.10) Train services will continue to run between Grantham and Skegness at all times. Direct train services will also be running between Nottingham and Skegness on the following days (between 0800 – 2000): Weekdays Weekends Mon 22 July to Fri 26 July Sat 20 and Sun 21 July Mon 12 August to Fri 23 August Sat 27 and Sun 28 July Sat 10 August and Sun 11 August Sat 17 August and Sun 18 August At all other times, an hourly bus service will run between Nottingham and Grantham with an hourly train service connecting at Grantham for services through to Skegness. There will also be an hourly express bus service from Grantham to East Midlands Parkway throughout the day to connect in with services to Leicester/Liverpool and Norwich. During the resignalling works, additional buses will be on standby at Nottingham station at all times. A normal, strengthened train service will run from Nottingham to Skegness from 19 May to 19 July, and then again from Monday 26 August.

Nottingham – Loughborough – Leicester (local services) (p.12) Train services will run between Leicester and East Midlands Parkway, where there is a connecting bus service through to Nottingham, which will run at 10 minute intervals. An hourly train service will run between Leicester and Loughborough. Passengers travelling from Syston, Sileby, Barrow-upon-Soar can continue to travel to Leicester by train. For travel to/from Nottingham, there will be a train service to Loughborough and East Midlands Parkway, with a bus connection to Nottingham.

Mansfield/ – Nottingham (p.13) A frequent bus service will run in place of the normal train service for the duration of the work (20 July to 25 August) with 4 buses per hour running between Nottingham and and an hourly service running from Nottingham to Worksop.

4 For train and bus times, visit eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/nottingham noTTinGHAM – lonDon

BEESTON NOTTINGHAM

EAST MIDLANDS PARKWAY

LEICESTER

LONDON ST PANCRAS

Train service limited train service Disruption, Direct bus service no trains stopping bus service

3 trains per hour from london to East Midlands Parkway, 1 continues to Beeston. 7 express buses between East Midlands Parkway and nottingham. Great reasons to travel from East Midlands Parkway: 1,000 car parking spaces and just £6 parking at East Midlands Parkway. 1hr 34mins from East Midlands Parkway to london.

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MATlock – DERBy – noTTinGHAM

MATLOCK MATLOCK BATH

CROMFORD

WHATSTANDWELL

AMBERGATE

BELPER

DUFFIELD

DERBY

SPONDON

LONG EATON

ATTENBOROUGH

BEESTON

NOTTINGHAM

Train service limited train service Disruption, Direct bus service no trains stopping bus service

Train from Matlock terminating at Beeston. change at Derby for an express bus service to nottingham (4 buses running each hour). 3 buses per hour between Beeston and nottingham.

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livERPool – noRwicH

LIVERPOOL LIME STREET

LIVERPOOL SOUTH PARKWAY

HUNTS CROSS

HOUGH GREEN

WIDNES

WARRINGTON CENTRAL

BIRCHWOOD

IRLAM

MANCHESTER OXFORD ROAD MANCHESTER PICCADILLY

STOCKPORT HOPE BAMFORD HATHERSAGE GRINDLEFORD DORE CHINLEY HAZEL GROVE EDALE SHEFFIELD

DRONFORD

CHESTERFIELD

ALFRETON

NOTTINGHAM

MILL LANGLEY EAST MIDLANDS PARKWAY

GRANTHAM

PETERBOROUGH

WHITTLESEA

MARCH

HARLING ROAD BRANDON THEFTFORD ECCLES ROAD ATTLEBOROUGH WYMONDHAM ELY NORWICH

Train service limited train service Disruption, Direct bus service no trains stopping bus service

Train service diversion route, not calling at nottingham or Grantham. All call at East Midlands Parkway. 7 buses per hour between East Midlands Parkway and nottingham. 1 bus per hour between East Midlands Parkway and Grantham. 2 buses per hour between Alfreton and nottingham, 1 stopping at langley Mill. other operators limited services between chesterfield and langley Mill and nottingham and Grantham. For services between norwich and Grantham change at Peterborough.

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noTTinGHAM – lincoln

Dates valid: Sat 20 July – Fri 9 Aug Sat 24 Aug – Sun 25 Aug (Sat 10 Aug – Fri 23 Aug after 2000 and before LINCOLN 0800 only) HYKEHAM

SWINDERBY

COLLINGHAM

NEWARK CASTLE

NEWARK FISKERTON ROLLESTON NOTTINGHAM CARLTON BURTON JOYCE LOWDHAM THURGARTON BLEASBY NORTH GATE

EAST MIDLANDS PARKWAY

Train service limited train service Disruption, Direct bus service no trains stopping bus service

Normal service between newark castle and lincoln. Hourly bus service between nottingham and newark castle calling at same stations as normal timetable, refer to timetables online for details. Direct hourly bus between newark castle and East Midlands Parkway, connecting into services for leicester.

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Dates valid: Sat 10 Aug – Fri 23 Aug (between 0800 – 2000 only)

LINCOLN

HYKEHAM

SWINDERBY

COLLINGHAM

NEWARK CASTLE

NEWARK FISKERTON ROLLESTON NOTTINGHAM CARLTON BURTON JOYCE LOWDHAM THURGARTON BLEASBY NORTH GATE

EAST MIDLANDS PARKWAY

Train service limited train service Disruption, Direct bus service no trains stopping bus service

Train service between nottingham and lincoln (running slower than a normal service). Hourly bus service between newark castle and East Midlands Parkway. Direct bus from East Midlands Parkway to nottingham.

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noTTinGHAM – SkEGnESS

MAP A

NOTTINGHAM NETHERFIELD

RADCLIFFE

BINGHAM

ASLOCKTON

ELTON & ORSTON EAST BOTTESFORD ANCASTER RAUCEBY MIDLANDS HECKINGTON SWINESHEAD HUBBERTS BRIDGE BOSTON THORPE CULVERT WAINFLEET HAVENHOUSE PARKWAY GRANTHAM

SKEGNESS

Train service limited train service Disruption, Direct bus service no trains stopping bus service

Please refer to calendar for when this map is valid (between 20 July and 25 August, before 0800 and after 2000 all services will refer to map B times). 1 train per hour between nottingham and Skegness, with normal timetable calling patterns. Hourly bus service from Grantham to East Midlands Parkway, connecting onto services to leicester and liverpool.

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20 July – 25 August 2013 mon Tues weds Thurs Fri sat sun 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Map A – Train services operating between nottingham and Skegness. Map B – Bus services only between nottingham and Grantham.

NOTTINGHAM NETHERFIELD

RADCLIFFE MAP B

BINGHAM

ASLOCKTON

ELTON & ORSTON EAST BOTTESFORD ANCASTER RAUCEBY SLEAFORD MIDLANDS HECKINGTON SWINESHEAD HUBBERTS BRIDGE BOSTON THORPE CULVERT WAINFLEET HAVENHOUSE PARKWAY GRANTHAM

SKEGNESS

Train service limited train service Disruption, Direct bus service no trains stopping bus service

Please refer to calendar for when this map is valid. Please note – Refer to map B for all travel after 2000 and before 0800 for entire period (20 July – 25 Aug). Trains between Grantham and Skegness 2 buses between Grantham and nottingham, one express and one calling at all stops Hourly bus between Grantham and East Midlands Parkway, connecting onto services to leicester and liverpool.

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noTTinGHAM – louGHBoRouGH – lEicESTER

NOTTINGHAM BEESTON

ATTENBOROUGH

EAST MIDLANDS PARKWAY

LOUGHBOROUGH

BARROW UPON SOAR

SILEBY

SYSTON

LEICESTER

Train service limited train service Disruption, Direct bus service no trains stopping bus service

1 train per hour between loughborough and Beeston. 1 train per hour between leicester and loughborough calling at all stations. 7 buses per hour between East Midlands Parkway and nottingham.

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MAnSFiElD/woRkSoP – noTTinGHAM ( lINE)

WORKSOP

WHITWELL

CRESWELL

LANGWITH− WHALEY THORNS

SHIREBROOK

MANSFIELD WOODHOUSE

MANSFIELD

SUTTON PARKWAY

KIRKBY IN ASHFIELD

NEWSTEAD

HUCKNALL

BULWELL

NOTTINGHAM

Train service limited train service Disruption, Direct bus service no trains stopping bus service

Hourly express bus from Nottingham to Mansfield, calling at all stations to worksop. Hourly express bus from Nottingham to Mansfield, also calling at . 2 buses per hour from Nottingham to Mansfield calling at all stations.

4 13 DiD you know? DisrupTeD Travel Between 20 July – 25 August, train services will not run at all on certain routes to/from Nottingham. The project will have a major impact on travel, which is why we are providing alternative travel options and route maps. easT miDlanDs parkway East Midlands Parkway will be the main replacement station for Nottingham during this period, and buses will take passengers between East Midlands Parkway and Nottingham. See inside for more information.

planning your journeys To make your journeys as smooth as possible during the nottingham resignalling project, please remember:

• Allow extra time for your journey when travelling on rail-replacement buses • If you require assisted travel, book in advance by calling 08457 125 678, option 3 • No dogs on buses apart from guide dogs • All routes have limited bike capacity • No alcohol allowed on buses.

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The information in this leaflet was correct at the time of printing in April 2013 but may be subject to change without prior notice. does not accept liability for any inaccurate information.