BE PREPARED FOR MAJOR DISRUPTIONS AT NOTTINGHAM STATION 20 July – 25 AuguST Avoid the worry by registering for updates at eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/nottingham we’ll be helping yOU TO STAY ON THE MOVE MAJOR RESIGNALLING WORKS 20 July – 25 AuguST This summer, Nottingham station 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 Network Rail 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. SIGN UP NOW Register online today for the latest updates at eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/nottingham 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 East Midlands 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 – DERBy – 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 – NORWICH (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 Alfreton 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/WORKSOP – 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 Mansfield 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. 5 For access to all train and bus timetables, visit 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. 6 eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/nottingham 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. 7 For access to all train and bus timetables, visit 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. 8 eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/nottingham 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. 9 For access to all train and bus timetables, visit NOTTinGHAM – SkEGnESS MAP A NOTTINGHAM NETHERFIELD RADCLIFFE BINGHAM ASLOCKTON ELTON & ORSTON BOTTESFORD EAST 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 (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. 10 eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/nottingham 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 MAP B RADCLIFFE BINGHAM ASLOCKTON ELTON & ORSTON BOTTESFORD EAST 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).