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East Midlands Railway reinstating 22 regional services that were dropped when the pandemic hit

From early next year it will be running 486 trains per day, which it says is 87 more than pre-Covid

Mainline services at Derby, Nottingham and Leicester are operated by East Midlands Railway(Image: Nottingham Post)

East Midlands Railway (EMR) is reinstating 22 regional services which were dropped when the pandemic hit.

The rail operator said it will bring most of the changes in on Monday, December 13, following by a smaller number on Monday, January 3, as customers return to work and education.

The business said it means from early next year it will be running 486 trains per day, which it says is 87 more than it operated when Covid hit is the spring of 2020.

It said the changes include more Liverpool to Norwich services as well as further reinstatements between Crewe and Newark Castle, Nottingham and Worksop and Leicester and Cleethorpes.

A spokesman said: “EMR has aimed to prioritise those services which have been the most frequent requests from customers and stakeholders, while also protecting costs to taxpayers and ensuring the advertised timetable is robust and reliable.”

The business said a small number of changes will be made on the Nottingham to Skegness route during the winter period to reflect the reduced passenger demand.

It said those changes will remain under review and will be stepped up again during the summer season.