15.11.07
East Midlands Trains launches
East Midlands Trains - the new train company for the East Midlands and South Yorkshire - starts its franchise on Sunday (11 November) at 2am.
The company, run by Stagecoach Group, begins its seven-year-and-four-month franchise which is made up of all of the existing main line train services running to London St Pancras International, regional rail services in the East Midlands area and inter-regional services between Norwich and Liverpool.
Highlights of the company’s plans include millions of pounds of investment in station and train improvements including refurbishments, more CCTV cameras, more car park spaces, improved journey times and new links to Europe in partnership with Eurostar.
Tim Shoveller, Managing Director of East Midlands Trains, said: “We are really looking forward to Sunday and getting stuck into what we do best – running a railway of which both our passengers and employees can be proud.
“Between June, when the Department for Transport announced we had been awarded the franchise, and today we have been working hard behind the scenes getting everything ready to make sure that day one goes as smoothly as possible.
“I would like to thank everyone who has got us this far.”
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