Demolition Of Bridges To Halt Train Services Through Market Harborough

The demolition of railway bridges is to stop train services running through Market Harborough.

The line will be closed this Sunday and across the following two weekends to allow Network Rail to flatten the structures in Braybrooke, Great Glen and Newton Harcourt.

All need to be re-constructed to allow for overhead wires to be installed as part of the electrification of the tracks.

East Midlands Railway will run replacement buses on the closure days, to allow passengers to re-join train services at Leicester and Kettering.

Work is on-going at the bridge on Station Road near Great Glen
Pic: Network Rail

Gavin Crook, Principal Programme Sponsor for Network Rail said: “In order to create an electric Midland Main Line that’s fit for the future, we need to change some of the structures through Leicestershire and clear space for our train-powering equipment.

“We’re really sorry if this impacts people’s plans and we’ve worked closely with train operators to plan diversions and offer bus replacements to keep people moving.”

Neil Grabham, Customer Services Director for EMR said: “We are asking any customers planning to travel to or from London on Sunday 12, Saturday 18, Sunday 19, and on 25 and 26 March to plan ahead and allow plenty of time to complete their journey.”

Strike action will also disrupt train services on March 18th.

There is an ongoing road closure for the bridgeworks on Station Road, Great Glen.