Passengers are being reminded by East Midlands Railway to check before travelling and to only travel if absolutely necessary as four unions go on strike next week.

Staff from RMT, TSSA and ASLEF and the Unite Union will be going on strike next week, which means disruption to services on Saturday 1st October as well as between Wednesday 5th October and Saturday 8th October.

No East Midlands Railway service will run on Wednesday 5th October as train drivers who are part of the ASLEF Union will be going on strike.

Unite members work predominantly in EMR’s depots and their strike action will significantly reduce depot operations.

The operator has been working with colleagues in the rail sector to deliver a reliable service for passengers where possible.

The latest information (at the time of writing) from East Midlands Railway is available below.

Will Rogers, Managing Director at East Midlands Railway, said: “As a result of strike action being taken by multiple unions across the country, we will be operating a significantly reduced service on strike days. In addition, we will unfortunately not be able to operate any trains on Wednesday 5 October.

“We have worked hard to provide as many services as safely possible but it is a complicated situation with our timetables being impacted differently depending on which union is on strike.

“That is why we are strongly advising customers to plan ahead and only travel by rail if absolutely necessary on strike days. More detailed advice, including daily travel information, is available on our website.”

Strike information from East Midlands Railway

Saturday 1 October

RMT and TSSA unions on strike. Services will operate between 0730 and 1830 only.

EMR Intercity

• One Train Per Hour between Nottingham and London in both directions calling at Beeston, East Midlands Parkway, Loughborough, Leicester Market Harborough and Kettering.
• One Train Per Hour between Sheffield and London in both directions calling at Chesterfield, Derby, Long Eaton, East Midlands Parkway, Loughborough and Leicester.
• One Train Per Hour between Corby and London in both directions calling at Kettering, Wellingborough, Bedford, Luton and Luton Airport Parkway.

EMR Regional

• One Train Per Hour between Derby and Matlock
• One Train Per Hour between Derby and Nottingham
• One Train Per hour between Sheffield and Nottingham
• One Train Per hour between Leicester and Nottingham

All other lines of route will be closed and Rail Replacement Bus services will not be provided.

Sunday 2 October

No strike action, but a later start first thing is expected as a result of the strike action on Saturday 1st October.

Monday 3 October and Tuesday 4 October

There will be no strike action on and a full service is expected to operate.

Wednesday 5 October

ASLEF union members will be on strike and members from the TSSA union will be taking action short of a strike.

No EMR trains will operate.

Thursday 6 October 

Members of the Unite union will take strike action from midnight on Thursday 6 October.

As a result, EMR will operate a significantly reduced service on both Thursday 6 and Friday 7 October.

EMR Intercity (between 07.30 and 18.30 only)

• One Train Per Hour between Nottingham and London
• One Train Per Hour between Sheffield and London

EMR Connect (normal timetable)

• Two trains per hour between Corby and London (normal timetable)

EMR Regional (between 07.30 and 18.30 only)

• One Train Per Hour between Derby and Matlock
• One Train Per Hour between Derby and Nottingham
• One Train Per hour between Sheffield and Nottingham
• One Train Per hour between Leicester and Nottingham

A slightly reduced service will operate on The Robin Hood Line – a near hourly service will operate between Nottingham and Worksop with services starting earlier and finishing earlier compared to other EMR regional routes.

All other lines of route will be closed all day on Thursday and Friday.

Timetables for all services will be available shortly and will appear on journey planners later this week.

Saturday 8 October

Members of the TSSA union and RMT will take action short of a strike on Saturday 8 October. The same timetable will operate as was in place on October 1 (details above).

Sunday 9 October

There will be no strike action on Sunday 9 October and a full service is expected to operate. However, there will be a slightly later start up first thing in the morning as a result of the strike action the day before.