East Midlands Railway to restore Matlock to Nottingham service through Erewash

East Midlands Railway has announced plans to reinstate its Matlock to Nottingham route which runs through Long Eaton railway station.

The end-to-end service was suspended back in 2021 as part of cutbacks across 43 routes.  The turnabout is thought to be partly in response to a petition within which thousands of people signed calling for the full service to be reinstated.

The next timetable change is due in December which is when the Matlock to Nottingham service is expected to return.  During the cessation, rail passengers seeking to travel to and from Matlock must change at Derby.

Erewash MP Maggie Throup has welcomed the announcement describing it via social media as "Great news" that the service would be reinstated from 11th December adding: "This is an important issue affecting a number of commuters in Erewash and one which I have raised directly with EMR, as well as my Ministerial colleagues at the Department for Transport.

"EMR has now written to me [stating] that services will initially operate in both directions during the morning and evening peaks, Monday to Friday as well as continuing to run on Sunday.

"EMR has also signalled their intention to restore a full service in the New Year, something which I will continue to make the case for over the coming months."