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East Midlands Railway

The operator of the Midland Main Line from St Pancras to Leicester, Nottingham, Derby and Sheffield, with commuter trains to Corby and regional routes across the East Midlands and Lincolnshire. It's introducing Hitachi's Class 810 Aurora trains.

2019Running since
1,490 kmRoute km operated
124Stations served
32.9 millionJourneys a year, ORR (2025–26)

Facts

Running since
18 August 2019
London terminals
London St Pancras International
Type
Intercity, commuter and regional train operator
Depots
Derby Etches Park (intercity; Hitachi maintains the 810s and 222s), Nottingham Eastcroft (regional), Bedford Cauldwell (Class 360s, maintained by Siemens)
Main routes
Intercity trains from St Pancras via Leicester to Nottingham, Derby and Sheffield; EMR Connect electric trains from St Pancras to Luton Airport Parkway, Bedford, Kettering and Corby; and regional routes including Liverpool to Norwich via Manchester, Sheffield and Nottingham, Nottingham to Lincoln, Skegness, Worksop and Matlock, Crewe to Derby, Peterborough to Doncaster via Lincoln, and Cleethorpes to Leicester and to Barton-on-Humber.
Stations managed
102
Operator
Transport UK East Midlands Ltd (Transport UK Group, formerly Abellio UK), under a National Rail Contract. The Transport Secretary said in September 2026 that it will be renationalised in 2027.

Routes 14 routes · 124 stations

Liverpool Lime Street – Norwich 48
Liverpool Lime Street – Norwich: schematic, not to scale Liverpool Lime StreetLiverpool Lime Street Liverpool South ParkwayLiverpool South Parkway Hunts CrossHunts Cross Hough GreenHough Green WidnesWidnes Warrington CentralWarrington Central BirchwoodBirchwood IrlamIrlam Manchester Oxford RoadManchester Oxford Road Manchester PiccadillyManchester Piccadilly StockportStockport Hazel GroveHazel Grove ChinleyChinley EdaleEdale Hope (Derbyshire)Hope (Derbyshire) BamfordBamford HathersageHathersage GrindlefordGrindleford Dore & TotleyDore & Totley SheffieldSheffield DronfieldDronfield ChesterfieldChesterfield AlfretonAlfreton Langley MillLangley Mill IlkestonIlkeston NottinghamNottingham NetherfieldNetherfield Radcliffe (Notts)Radcliffe (Notts) BinghamBingham AslocktonAslockton Elton & OrstonElton & Orston BottesfordBottesford GranthamGrantham PeterboroughPeterborough WhittleseaWhittlesea MarchMarch ManeaManea ElyEly Shippea HillShippea Hill LakenheathLakenheath BrandonBrandon ThetfordThetford Harling RoadHarling Road Eccles RoadEccles Road AttleboroughAttleborough Spooner RowSpooner Row WymondhamWymondham NorwichNorwich
Liverpool Lime Street – Peterborough 32
Liverpool Lime Street – Peterborough: schematic, not to scale Liverpool Lime StreetLiverpool Lime Street Liverpool South ParkwayLiverpool South Parkway Hunts CrossHunts Cross Hough GreenHough Green WidnesWidnes Warrington CentralWarrington Central BirchwoodBirchwood IrlamIrlam Manchester Oxford RoadManchester Oxford Road Manchester PiccadillyManchester Piccadilly StockportStockport Hazel GroveHazel Grove ChinleyChinley EdaleEdale Hope (Derbyshire)Hope (Derbyshire) BamfordBamford HathersageHathersage GrindlefordGrindleford Dore & TotleyDore & Totley SheffieldSheffield DronfieldDronfield ChesterfieldChesterfield AlfretonAlfreton Langley MillLangley Mill IlkestonIlkeston NottinghamNottingham East Midlands ParkwayEast Midlands Parkway Loughborough (Leics)Loughborough (Leics) Melton MowbrayMelton Mowbray OakhamOakham StamfordStamford PeterboroughPeterborough
Derby – Norwich 27
Derby – Norwich: schematic, not to scale DerbyDerby Long EatonLong Eaton BeestonBeeston IlkestonIlkeston NottinghamNottingham NetherfieldNetherfield Radcliffe (Notts)Radcliffe (Notts) BinghamBingham AslocktonAslockton Elton & OrstonElton & Orston BottesfordBottesford GranthamGrantham PeterboroughPeterborough WhittleseaWhittlesea MarchMarch ManeaManea ElyEly Shippea HillShippea Hill LakenheathLakenheath BrandonBrandon ThetfordThetford Harling RoadHarling Road Eccles RoadEccles Road AttleboroughAttleborough Spooner RowSpooner Row WymondhamWymondham NorwichNorwich
Cleethorpes – Leicester 26
Cleethorpes – Leicester: schematic, not to scale CleethorpesCleethorpes Grimsby TownGrimsby Town HabroughHabrough BarnetbyBarnetby Market RasenMarket Rasen Lincoln CentralLincoln Central HykehamHykeham SwinderbySwinderby CollinghamCollingham Newark CastleNewark Castle RollestonRolleston FiskertonFiskerton BleasbyBleasby ThurgartonThurgarton LowdhamLowdham Burton JoyceBurton Joyce CarltonCarlton NottinghamNottingham BeestonBeeston AttenboroughAttenborough East Midlands ParkwayEast Midlands Parkway Loughborough (Leics)Loughborough (Leics) Barrow upon SoarBarrow upon Soar SilebySileby SystonSyston LeicesterLeicester
Liverpool Lime Street – Nottingham 26
Liverpool Lime Street – Nottingham: schematic, not to scale Liverpool Lime StreetLiverpool Lime Street Liverpool South ParkwayLiverpool South Parkway Hunts CrossHunts Cross Hough GreenHough Green WidnesWidnes Warrington CentralWarrington Central BirchwoodBirchwood IrlamIrlam Manchester Oxford RoadManchester Oxford Road Manchester PiccadillyManchester Piccadilly StockportStockport Hazel GroveHazel Grove ChinleyChinley EdaleEdale Hope (Derbyshire)Hope (Derbyshire) BamfordBamford HathersageHathersage GrindlefordGrindleford Dore & TotleyDore & Totley SheffieldSheffield DronfieldDronfield ChesterfieldChesterfield DerbyDerby Long EatonLong Eaton BeestonBeeston NottinghamNottingham
Matlock – Lincoln Central 25
Matlock – Lincoln Central: schematic, not to scale MatlockMatlock Matlock BathMatlock Bath CromfordCromford WhatstandwellWhatstandwell AmbergateAmbergate BelperBelper DuffieldDuffield DerbyDerby SpondonSpondon Long EatonLong Eaton AttenboroughAttenborough BeestonBeeston NottinghamNottingham CarltonCarlton Burton JoyceBurton Joyce LowdhamLowdham ThurgartonThurgarton BleasbyBleasby FiskertonFiskerton RollestonRolleston Newark CastleNewark Castle CollinghamCollingham SwinderbySwinderby HykehamHykeham Lincoln CentralLincoln Central
Derby – Cleethorpes 24
Derby – Cleethorpes: schematic, not to scale DerbyDerby SpondonSpondon Long EatonLong Eaton AttenboroughAttenborough BeestonBeeston NottinghamNottingham CarltonCarlton Burton JoyceBurton Joyce LowdhamLowdham ThurgartonThurgarton BleasbyBleasby FiskertonFiskerton RollestonRolleston Newark CastleNewark Castle Newark North GateNewark North Gate CollinghamCollingham SwinderbySwinderby HykehamHykeham Lincoln CentralLincoln Central Market RasenMarket Rasen BarnetbyBarnetby HabroughHabrough Grimsby TownGrimsby Town CleethorpesCleethorpes
London St Pancras International – Lincoln Central 19
London St Pancras International – Lincoln Central: schematic, not to scale London St Pancras International — change for Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Northern, Piccadilly, VictoriaLondon St Pancras International Luton Airport ParkwayLuton Airport Parkway LutonLuton BedfordBedford WellingboroughWellingborough KetteringKettering Market HarboroughMarket Harborough LeicesterLeicester Loughborough (Leics)Loughborough (Leics) East Midlands ParkwayEast Midlands Parkway BeestonBeeston NottinghamNottingham LowdhamLowdham FiskertonFiskerton Newark CastleNewark Castle CollinghamCollingham SwinderbySwinderby HykehamHykeham Lincoln CentralLincoln Central
Nottingham – Skegness 19
Nottingham – Skegness: schematic, not to scale NottinghamNottingham NetherfieldNetherfield Radcliffe (Notts)Radcliffe (Notts) BinghamBingham AslocktonAslockton Elton & OrstonElton & Orston BottesfordBottesford GranthamGrantham AncasterAncaster RaucebyRauceby SleafordSleaford HeckingtonHeckington SwinesheadSwineshead Hubberts BridgeHubberts Bridge BostonBoston Thorpe CulvertThorpe Culvert WainfleetWainfleet HavenhouseHavenhouse SkegnessSkegness
Worksop – Nottingham 13
Worksop – Nottingham: schematic, not to scale WorksopWorksop Whitwell (Derbys)Whitwell (Derbys) Creswell (Derbys)Creswell (Derbys) Langwith - Whaley ThornsLangwith - Whaley Thorns ShirebrookShirebrook Mansfield WoodhouseMansfield Woodhouse MansfieldMansfield Sutton ParkwaySutton Parkway Kirkby in AshfieldKirkby in Ashfield NewsteadNewstead HucknallHucknall BulwellBulwell NottinghamNottingham
Nottingham – Peterborough 13
Nottingham – Peterborough: schematic, not to scale NottinghamNottingham BeestonBeeston AttenboroughAttenborough East Midlands ParkwayEast Midlands Parkway Loughborough (Leics)Loughborough (Leics) Barrow upon SoarBarrow upon Soar SilebySileby SystonSyston LeicesterLeicester Melton MowbrayMelton Mowbray OakhamOakham StamfordStamford PeterboroughPeterborough
Newark North Gate – Peterborough 10
Newark North Gate – Peterborough: schematic, not to scale Newark North GateNewark North Gate CollinghamCollingham SwinderbySwinderby HykehamHykeham Lincoln CentralLincoln Central MetheringhamMetheringham RuskingtonRuskington SleafordSleaford SpaldingSpalding PeterboroughPeterborough
Doncaster – Peterborough 9
Doncaster – Peterborough: schematic, not to scale DoncasterDoncaster Gainsborough Lea RoadGainsborough Lea Road SaxilbySaxilby Lincoln CentralLincoln Central MetheringhamMetheringham RuskingtonRuskington SleafordSleaford SpaldingSpalding PeterboroughPeterborough
Corby – Kettering 2
Corby – Kettering: schematic, not to scale CorbyCorby KetteringKettering

Schematic, not to scale. Ringed stations are interchanges. Each strip is one service route with its stops in order. Where fast and stopping trains share a route, the strip shows the one with most stops, and a route whose stops all lie on a longer one is left out. Station order from TfL open data.

StationZoneInterchanges
Liverpool Lime Street
Liverpool South Parkway
Hunts Cross
Hough Green
Widnes
Warrington Central
Birchwood
Irlam
Manchester Oxford Road
Manchester Piccadilly
Stockport
Hazel Grove
Chinley
Edale
Hope (Derbyshire)
Bamford
Hathersage
Grindleford
Dore & Totley
Sheffield
Dronfield
Chesterfield
Alfreton
Langley Mill
Ilkeston
Nottingham
Netherfield
Radcliffe (Notts)
Bingham
Aslockton
Elton & Orston
Bottesford
Grantham
Peterborough
Whittlesea
March
Manea
Ely
Shippea Hill
Lakenheath
Brandon
Thetford
Harling Road
Eccles Road
Attleborough
Spooner Row
Wymondham
Norwich
East Midlands Parkway
Loughborough (Leics)
Melton Mowbray
Oakham
Stamford
Derby
Long Eaton
Beeston
Cleethorpes
Grimsby Town
Habrough
Barnetby
Market Rasen
Lincoln Central
Hykeham
Swinderby
Collingham
Newark Castle
Rolleston
Fiskerton
Bleasby
Thurgarton
Lowdham
Burton Joyce
Carlton
Attenborough
Barrow upon Soar
Sileby
Syston
Leicester
Matlock
Matlock Bath
Cromford
Whatstandwell
Ambergate
Belper
Duffield
Spondon
Newark North Gate
London St Pancras International1Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Northern, Piccadilly, Victoria
Luton Airport Parkway
LutonNA
Bedford
Wellingborough
Kettering
Market Harborough
Ancaster
Rauceby
Sleaford
Heckington
Swineshead
Hubberts Bridge
Boston
Thorpe Culvert
Wainfleet
Havenhouse
Skegness
Worksop
Whitwell (Derbys)
Creswell (Derbys)
Langwith - Whaley Thorns
Shirebrook
Mansfield Woodhouse
Mansfield
Sutton Parkway
Kirkby in Ashfield
Newstead
Hucknall
Bulwell
Metheringham
Ruskington
Spalding
Doncaster
Gainsborough Lea Road
Saxilby
Corby

Stations, zones and interchanges from TfL open data (2026-10-02). National Rail interchanges are listed where TfL groups the stations together.

TfL's data shows some EMR trains calling at Kentish Town, which EMR doesn't serve; it's left off.

Fleet

ClassUnitsFormation and notes
Class 810 Aurora13 of 335-car; accepted so far, by September 2026
Class 222 Meridian225-car
Class 360 Desiro214-car, EMR Connect
Class 158 Express Sprinter262-car
Class 170 Turbostar4427 two-car and 17 three-car

History 10

  1. A second track opens between Kettering and Corby.
  2. 33 five-car trains, later the Class 810 Aurora, are ordered from Hitachi for £400 million.
  3. Abellio's East Midlands Railway takes over from East Midlands Trains.
  4. EMR Connect starts electric trains between Corby and St Pancras.
  5. A National Rail Contract replaces the emergency arrangements of the pandemic.
  6. Overhead wires are switched on from Kettering to Wigston, south of Leicester.
  7. The first Class 810 Aurora carries passengers, from Sheffield to St Pancras.
  8. Two EMR trains collide at Elstow, south of Bedford. A driver is killed and more than 160 people are hurt; the Rail Accident Investigation Branch is investigating.
  9. A reduced intercity timetable starts because of reliability problems with the new trains; it rises to 96% of the full timetable from 19 October.
  10. The Transport Secretary says EMR will be renationalised next year.

Sources 21

How we source figures →

unverified route strips: TfL's data lacks the St Pancras to Sheffield intercity pattern, the full St Pancras to Corby service and the Crewe to Derby line, and shows a St Pancras to Manchester route that EMR doesn't run (left out), the renationalisation date (only "next year" has been said)