Burton Joyce and Carlton will be the beneficiaries of a major shake-up of East Midlands Railway timetable next month – with both stations set to get an increased number of hourly trains.
Carlton will receive an hourly Sunday service, increasing from 12 to 28 services. Burton Joyce will get an hourly service throughout the day on weekdays and Saturdays
Carlton and Burton Joyce will now have direct services to and from Lincoln throughout the day without having to change at Newark Castle as you do now.
The train operator said the “significant” adjustments will take effect on Sunday, December 14, and are designed to “improve performance, connectivity and capacity across the network”.
The additional services will deliver over 2,000 extra seats on a weekday and over 3,000 on a Saturday to and from Lincoln. Furthermore, the timetable will add extra train carriages and more space on some of our Liverpool to Norwich services.
Following the changes, Matlock–Nottingham services will now be extended through to Lincoln and Cleethorpes. This creates a new direct route from the Peak District to the Lincolnshire Coast. These trains will pass through Burton Joyce and Carlton without stopping.
It is estimated the new timetable, which introduces changes across Notts and the East Midlands will bring wider economic benefits of £2.4 million a year.
Will Rogers, managing director of East Midlands Railway, said: “Since EMR began operating in 2019, we’ve increased the number of train carriages serving our Regional routes by 50%. This timetable builds on this and makes best use of our available fleet and will be supported by our £28 million regional refurbishment programme, delivering a more comfortable and consistent customer experience.
“It will realise opportunities to operate more train services across the Regional network, introduce new journey opportunities, and build-in performance improvements to the structure of the timetable.
“It will also strengthen inter-regional connections, including improved links to London, the North East, Scotland and the South West. It really is great news for Nottinghamshire.”
Changes across the network
Additional services have been added making it easier to travel for leisure and weekend plans. These are as follows:
- Additional 09:26 Lincoln to Nottingham
- Additional 17:25 Nottingham to Lincoln.
- New earlier Sunday service between Nottingham and Manchester Piccadilly, departing Nottingham at 08:30.
- Two additional Mansfield Woodhouse – Nottingham services.
- One additional Nottingham – Mansfield Woodhouse service.
Passengers travelling from Lowdham to London St Pancras will benefit from a reduced and consistent connection time at Nottingham — now just eight to 20 minutes, compared to previous waits of up to nearly 40 minutes.
At Grantham, there will be more options for passengers connecting on to East Coast Main Line services, with more services to London King’s Cross and York, and a new hourly service to Darlington, Durham and Newcastle.
The shuttle service between Newark Northgate and Lincoln will be reduced slightly to enable the increase in services from Newark Castle to Nottingham.
To improve reliability across the network, EMR has also added additional time at key stations, and increased turnaround times to ensure trains leave on time at the beginning of their journey.
The Grimsby to Lincoln via Leicester route will now become a Nottingham to Leicester shuttle service.
For full details of the December timetable changes customers should visit https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/the-big-timetable-change
