With the introduction of a new timetable next month, East Midlands Railway (EMR) is to increase some of its regional services and provide extra carriages on its route between Liverpool and Norwich.

A new timetable is being introduced nationwide on Sunday, December 10, from when East Midlands Railway will restore four weekday services between Nottingham and Crewe, and introduce two new services between Peterborough and Lincoln and a new weekday service between Liverpool Lime Street and Nottingham.

To provide extra capacity on its Norwich to Liverpool route, at the times and on the services that are most popular East Midlands Railway will replace existing rolling stock with Class 170 trains.

Reinstated or new services applicable from Sunday, December 10:

• Weekdays 0553 Nottingham to Crewe
• Weekdays 0810 Crewe to Nottingham
• Weekdays 1616 Nottingham to Crewe
• Weekdays 1810 Crewe to Nottingham
• Saturdays 1800 Lincoln to Peterborough
• Saturdays 1926 Peterborough to Lincoln
• Weekdays 0851 Liverpool Lime Street to Nottingham (currently 1139 Nottingham to Norwich)

Services completely or partially cancelled from Sunday, December 10

• Weekdays 0501 Nottingham to Sleaford cancelled throughout
• Weekdays 0535 Worksop to Nottingham cancelled between Worksop and Mansfield Woodhouse
• Weekdays 2225 Nottingham to Worksop cancelled between Mansfield Woodhouse and Worksop
• Weekdays 2343 Worksop to Nottingham cancelled between Worksop and Mansfield Woodhouse

Will Rogers, Managing Director for East Midlands Railway, said: We are always looking at ways we can better match the timetable we operate with the journeys our customers want to make.

“But any changes need to take in a number of factors, including the allocation of necessary funding, maintaining levels of performance (punctuality) and operational feasibility.

“We are delighted to be able to provide a boost in services for our regional customers from December. The increase represents the culmination of substantial work to make sure they can be increased or reintroduced reliably and sustainably.

“We are also looking forward to seeing how the trial of our Class 170 trains, and the extra capacity they will afford, is received by our customers on the Norwich – Liverpool line. That route continues to be very popular and we have picked specific times we know our customers want to travel at.”