London North Eastern Railway has announced that new Azumas will be introduced between Lincoln and London King’s Cross from Monday 21 October 2019.

The Azuma services will be the first wave of new LNER trains between the two cities.

Azuma trains will begin operating weekday services in each direction alongside the existing daily LNER High Speed Train (HST) service from 21 October, with tickets on sale from Friday 30 August.

Existing LNER trains to Lincoln (Monday to Friday)

• Lincoln – London KGX departs 07:30
• London KGX – Lincoln departs 19:06

New LNER Azuma trains to Lincoln (Monday to Friday) from 21 October

• London KGX – Lincoln departs 1006
• Lincoln – London KGX departs 1118
• London KGX – Lincoln departs 1206
• Lincoln – London KGX departs 1323
• London KGX – Lincoln departs 1406
• Lincoln – London KGX departs 1526
• London KGX – Lincoln departs 1606
• Lincoln – London KGX departs 1714

A sixth service will be introduced as part of the December timetable change from 15 December.

• London KGX – Lincoln departs 0806
• Lincoln – London KGX departs 2025

What did the officials say?

David Horne, Managing Director at LNER, said:

“Azuma trains will not only revolutionise the customer experience for those who travel with us between Lincoln and London but open up huge economic benefits for the city and wider area thanks to the increase of services from one train each way to six return services.

“With these new regular services in both directions, offering journey times from December of just under two hours between London and Lincoln, it offers significantly more opportunities for business travel, tourists and the many international visitors wanting to experience the many historic and cultural attractions Lincoln proudly offers including the magnificent Cathedral, Castle and stunning views from the Medieval Wall.”

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