EMR Connect

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UK railway route

This article is about the EMR Connect service. For the operator that manages the route, as well as for further information, see East Midlands Railway.

EMR Connect

A Class 360 train operated by EMR.

Overview
Locale|

* East of England

Current operator(s)| East Midlands Railway, 17 May 2021 – 16 October 2030[1]
Website| https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/our-fleet/connect
Route
Termini|

* St Pancras

* Corby

Train number(s)| EM
Line(s) used|

* Midland Main Line

Technical
Rolling stock| 21 Class 360s
Track gauge| 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification|

* Overhead line, 25 kV 50 Hz AC

Track owner(s)| Network Rail, EMR
| Route map

EMR Connect is a commuter rail service that is owned by the East Midlands Railway (EMR) linking Corby with St Pancras. Since May 2021, as part of the Midland Main Line upgrade, it has been operating the Class 360s since the electrification works from Bedford to Kettering and Corby have been complete.[2] It was initially going to be known as 'EMR Electrics' until just before its launch dateThis is in contrast to the EMR Intercity services from St Pancras to Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield. It also operates the Luton Airport Express service from London to Luton Airport. [3]

## Services[edit]

Further information: East Midlands Railway

A vector map of EMR Intercity and EMR Connect services

EMR Connect runs two trains an hour every weekday stopping at the following destinations from St Pancras to Corby:

* Luton Airport Parkway
* Luton
* Bedford
* Wellingborough
* Kettering

### Luton Airport Express[edit]

In March 2023, an automated guided people mover, the Luton DART, opened linking the airport terminal and the railway station.[4] EMR now advertise the non-stop Luton Airport Express service as an airport rail link, with a headline figure of 32 minutes from London St Pancras to the airport terminal using the DART, the cost of which is included in the train ticket price.[5][6] It uses the Class 360 electric train formerly used on Greater Anglia.

## See also[edit]

* EMR Regional
* Luton Airport Express

## References[edit]

1. ^ "National Rail Contract Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern" (PDF). Department for Transport. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
2. ^ "East Midlands Railway launch all-electric train service from Corby to London". ITV. ITV. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
3. ^ "Travel by Train from Central London | London Luton Airport".
4. ^ "Luton Dart airport shuttle welcomes first passengers". BBC News. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
5. ^ "Luton Airport Express". East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
6. ^ "Luton airport Dart rail shuttle finally set to open – at a price". The Independent. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023. "A newly branded Luton Airport Express train from London St Pancras will run nonstop every half-hour with a journey time of just 22 minutes."

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Railway stations served by East Midlands Railway

EMR Intercity|

* London St Pancras International
* Kettering
* Corby (limited)
* Oakham (limited)
* Melton Mowbray (limited)
* Market Harborough
* Leicester
* Loughborough
* East Midlands Parkway
* Long Eaton
* Derby
* Belper
* Chesterfield
* Dronfield
* Sheffield
* Beeston
* Nottingham
* Lowdham (limited)
* Fiskerton (limited)
* Newark Castle (limited)
* Collingham (limited)
* Swinderby (limited)
* Hykeham (limited)
* Lincoln (limited)

EMR Connect
Luton Airport Express|

* London St Pancras International
* Luton Airport Parkway
* Luton
* Bedford
* Wellingborough
* Kettering
* Corby

EMR Regional|

| East Midlands|

* Alfreton
* Ambergate
* Aslockton
* Attenborough
* Bamford
* Barrow-upon-Soar
* Beeston
* Belper
* Bingham
* Bleasby
* Bottesford
* Bulwell
* Burton Joyce
* Carlton
* Chesterfield
* Chinley
* Collingham
* Creswell
* Cromford
* Derby
* Dronfield
* Duffield
* East Midlands Parkway
* Edale
* Elton and Orston
* Fiskerton
* Grindleford
* Hathersage
* Hope
* Hucknall
* Ilkeston
* Kirkby-in-Ashfield
* Langley Mill
* Langwith-Whaley Thorns
* Leicester
* Long Eaton
* Loughborough
* Lowdham
* Mansfield
* Mansfield Woodhouse
* Matlock
* Matlock Bath
* Melton Mowbray
* Netherfield
* Newark Castle
* Newark Northgate
* Newstead
* Nottingham
* Oakham
* Peartree
* Radcliffe
* Rolleston
* Shirebrook
* Sileby
* Spondon
* Sutton Parkway
* Syston
* Thurgarton
* Tutbury and Hatton
* Whatstandwell
* Whitwell
* Worksop

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Yorkshire and the Humber|

* Ancaster
* Barnetby
* Barrow Haven
* Barton-on-Humber
* Boston
* Cleethorpes
* Doncaster
* Dore & Totley
* Gainsborough Lea Road
* Goxhill
* Grantham
* Great Coates
* Grimsby Docks
* Grimsby Town
* Habrough
* Havenhouse
* Healing
* Heckington
* Hubberts Bridge
* Hykeham
* Lincoln
* Market Rasen
* Metheringham
* New Clee
* New Holland
* Rauceby
* Ruskington
* Saxilby
* Sheffield
* Skegness
* Sleaford
* Spalding
* Stallingborough
* Stamford
* Swinderby
* Swineshead
* Thornton Abbey
* Thorpe Culvert
* Ulceby
* Wainfleet

East of England|

* Attleborough
* Brandon
* Eccles Road
* Ely
* Harling Road
* March
* Norwich
* Peterborough
* Thetford
* Whittlesea
* Wymondham

West Midlands|

* Blythe Bridge
* Kidsgrove
* Longport
* Longton
* Stoke-on-Trent
* Uttoxeter

North West England|

* Alsager
* Birchwood
* Crewe
* Hazel Grove
* Hough Green
* Hunts Cross
* Irlam
* Liverpool Lime Street
* Liverpool South Parkway
* Manchester Oxford Road
* Manchester Piccadilly
* Stockport
* Warrington Central
* Widnes

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