Network Rail has confirmed that the work to resignal Nottingham station will take place next year, with substantial changes to timetables in the period 20 July - 20 August 2013.
The work has stopped short of a complete closure of the station for over four weeks which was originally mooted.
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/news/2...ound-Nottingham-with-a-100m-pound-investment/
The work has stopped short of a complete closure of the station for over four weeks which was originally mooted.
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/news/2...ound-Nottingham-with-a-100m-pound-investment/
We're re-laying six miles of track and installing more than 140 new signals bringing a faster and more reliable railway infrastructure. We're also closing three signal boxes and two footpath crossings bringing greater efficiency and safety to the line, and we'll renew two level crossings to the east.
The Government has also announced plans to electrify the line to Nottingham.
Better train services and a better station
Our route managing director for East Midlands, Martin Frobisher said: This investment in Nottingham will bring a huge improvement for passengers. Nottingham is such an important city in the east midlands and the station improvements will create the gateway which the city deserves. The improvements to the railway infrastructure will improve the flexibility, speed and reliability of the services to and from the city."
The new platform we'll build at Nottingham station will complement the Nottingham Hub Project which is set to start in September 2012 delivering better station facilities.
Temporary changes to train services
Because of the scale and complexity of the work, there will be some major changes to East Midlands Trains services from 20 July-26 August 2013. The full timetable for the period is currently being finalised, however the following
changes are expected to take place:
no London services will serve Nottingham station and will instead be starting and terminating at East Midlands Parkway station with connecting replacement bus services
services between Nottingham and Skegness will be affected, with services starting and terminating at Grantham during part of the work
other services to and from Nottingham will be affected during the work - details will be confirmed at eastmidlandstrains.co.uk in advance of work starting