East Midlands Railway reinstates complete Midland Main Line service

.. And First Class passengers can get breakfast, too!
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Rail passengers from Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough will have more trains to choose from next month.

Operator East Midlands Railway is restoring all the services cut during the Covid-19 pandemic to provide extra capacity to coincide with the reopening of schools and more businesses.

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The intercity route between Corby to London St Pancras is also back to its pre-coronavirus level, with stops at Kettering and Wellingborough, from Monday, September 7.

EMR's commercial director, Chris Wright, said: “As schools and businesses reopen across the country we are doing everything we can to provide as much capacity as possible.

“The reintroduction of our full timetable to and from London St Pancras International, includes an additional 33 trains per day. It is the result of a lot of hard work behind the scenes and we hope it will help social distancing as well as providing safe and convenient journeys for the cities, towns and communities we serve.

“There are some minor changes to our timetable to allow these extra trains to be introduced so I would urge our customers to check their journey before they set off as well as being mindful of other customers and our staff while they are travelling with us.”

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This increase in services through Northamptonshire is part of a timetable enhancement across the country.

More East MIdlands Railway trains will be stopping at Kettering, Corby and Wellingborough from September 7More East MIdlands Railway trains will be stopping at Kettering, Corby and Wellingborough from September 7
More East MIdlands Railway trains will be stopping at Kettering, Corby and Wellingborough from September 7

EMR will also reintroduce a limited at-seat catering service for First Class customers on weekdays — including breakfast until 11am and then an all-day service through until the last train of the day.

Full details and timetables are available on the East Midlands Railway website and in stations.

To help customers plan ahead, EMR provides a Seat Finder Tool with the latest data so passengers can check how busy their journey is likely to be.

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Customers must continue to wear a face covering, unless they are exempt. Anyone who refuses to wear one could be fined £100. In addition, EMR will continue the enhanced cleaning regime introduced in March and will also continue to provide hot water and soap on board all trains as well as providing sanitiser at its 15 busiest stations.

Passengers from Northampton will also see more services on the West Coast Main Line route between London and Birmingham from September 7.