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Jamie Barlow

More trains announced from Nottinghamshire to Skegness

More train services have been announced to run from Nottinghamshire to Skegness.

East Midlands Trains confirmed the additional services on the Poacher Line will start from May.

It means more trains will stop at Aslockton, Bottesford and Radcliffe-on-Trent on weekdays, towards Nottingham, and on Saturdays and Sundays towards Skegness.

Although subject to some final amendments, the changes will mean improved services for local villages.

Will Rogers, managing director at East Midlands Railway, said: "Our May timetable change provides major improvements for many parts of the East Midlands and beyond.

"Overall, it will provide more seats, quicker journeys and a simpler and more resilient timetable when it is introduced from Sunday, May 16.

"This includes improvements to EMR regional services, with additional weekday and weekend services for Aslockton, Bottesford and Radcliffe, as well as the continuation of our summer Sunday services to Skegness throughout the year. 

"A further and more significant timetable enhancement for EMR regional services will follow and we look forward to providing more information on these further improvements later in the year."

Ruth Edwards, Conservative MP for Rushcliffe, and Alicia Kearns, Conservative MP for Rutland and Melton, have campaigned for services to be improved on the line for the last year.

Ms Edwards said: "These timetable changes are a fantastic step forward for people living in Radcliffe-on-Trent

"Local residents, who travel into Nottingham for work and leisure or elsewhere on this line, will be able to access more frequent services and better connections.

"I am grateful to EMR for responding to the concerns we have raised and making these changes.

This isn't the end of the campaign, but it is an important step forward. "

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