East Midlands Railway passengers face hour-long delays this morning as broken-down train near Chesterfield leads to disruption
East Midlands Railway services are unable to run between Chesterfield and Derby this morning due to a broken-down train causing disruption – with passengers facing delays of 60 minutes.
There is a broken down train between Chesterfield and Derby, causing disruption to East Midlands Railway (EMR) trains on the London St Pancras – Sheffield route.
Network Rail and engineers are working to move the broken down train from the area. There is no estimated time for the incident to be resolved at the moment.
Trains cannot run between Chesterfield and Derby in both directions. Train times and services may change at short notice.
At present, EMR are expecting the problem to be fixed in the next two hours. As soon as the problem is fixed, EMR’s priority will be to get trains running to their advertised times again. They expect the advertised timetable to resume on the affected routes by 10.30am.
You should continue to travel as originally planned, however, your journey may be delayed by 60 minutes. EMR have apologised for the delays that passengers are facing. EMR trains are likely to experience extended delays or alterations. You should use alternative routes which will get where you need to be. Your ticket can be used at no extra cost to travel via the following alternative routes: Cross Country - Between Derby/Nottingham, Derby/Sheffield, Sheffield/Doncaster in both directions. Northern trains - Between Nottingham/Sheffield, Sheffield/Doncaster in both directions. TransPennine Express - Between Sheffield/Doncaster in both directions. LNER - Between Doncaster/London Kings Cross in both directions. A replacement bus service is running between Chesterfield to Derby. Please check your journey before you travel: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/journey-planner If your overall journey has been delayed over 15 minutes you may be entitled to claim compensation, full details of how to claim can be found here: eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/delay If you are unable or do not wish to complete your journey, you may claim a refund on your ticket. Information about how to do this can be found at eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/refund