Warning of train cancellations for entire day at major London station
Lines between London St Pancras International and Nottingham and Sheffield are expected to face disruption today (July 3).
Operator East Midlands Railway says more trains than usual are being repaired at the same time.
This means fewer trains can run and trains that do run will have a reduced number of coaches.
A National Rail spokesperson said: 'Their maintenance teams are working hard to resolve the issues and repair the trains.
'If they can repair these trains today, East Midlands Railway hope to be able to run some trains that are currently showing as cancelled.'
EMR are expecting the issue to be resolved by tomorrow.
Customers whose train is cancelled can use their ticket at no extra cost on the two EMR services running before or after the cancelled service.
If a customer misses their rain connection due to a cancellation, EMR says it will manage alternative arrangements.
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