Train services on the Midland Main Line to London St Pancras International on Saturday and Sunday, 13th and 14th June, will be severely disrupted due to engineering work.

The disruption will particularly affect festival-goers attending the Download Festival at Donington Park, as a reduced timetable will be in operation, and rail replacement bus services will be in place.

As bus services will replace some train services, passengers should note that they do not allow luggage trolleys, and passengers should only take what they can comfortably carry.

Last year, some festival-goers tried to take wheelie bins filled with beer cans and bottles onto trains. East Midlands Railways emphasises that such items will not be allowed on its trains.

To help festival-goers returning from the festival, they will be able to use boot-cleaning brushes that are being specially provided at stations to help them remove mud before they board trains home.

Service changes, Saturday and Sunday, 13th and 14th June

• Between London St Pancras International and Nottingham – one train per hour.
• Between London St Pancras International and Sheffield – one train per hour.
• Between London St Pancras International and Wellingborough – one train per hour.
• Trains will not stop at Market Harborough.
• Trains will make an additional stop at Corby.
• Services to and from Sheffield will call at Wellingborough.
• A rail replacement bus service will operate between Leicester and Kettering, which will also stop at Market Harborough.

Those are the main changes, but there will be some other changes to services, and some services will run at different times or have different stops. Further information can be found here.

“We’re advising customers travelling to Download Festival to plan their journeys in advance and be aware that essential engineering work will affect services across the weekend. As a result, some services will be reduced or amended, and passengers should check before they travel and allow extra time.”

“We’re also encouraging customers to travel light. Last year, some festive goers tried to board services with wheelie bins or festival trolleys full of beer. While it might seem like a great idea for getting your supplies to the festival, it just isn’t safe or possible to bring them onboard train services. Our teams will be on hand at stations to support customers and help them complete their journeys, without their bins or trolleys, as smoothly as possible.”

Philippa Cresswell, Customer Experience Director, East Midlands Railway