A petition signed by thousands of people is believed to be part responsible for a rail service to be reinstated. East Midlands Railways Matlock to Nottingham service, which stopped at Long Eaton station, was suspended back in 2021 as part of cutbacks involving 43 routes. It is expected to be reinstated at the next timetable change which is due in December. Passengers travelling to and from Matlock have been having to change at Derby.
Erewash MP Maggie Throup has welcomed the announcement describing it 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.
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