EMR Connect
 A Class 360 train operated by EMR. | |||||
| Overview | |||||
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| Locale | |||||
| Current operator(s) | East Midlands Railway, 17 May 2021 – 16 October 2030[1] | ||||
| Website | https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/our-fleet/connect | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | |||||
| Train number(s) | EM | ||||
| Line(s) used | |||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | 115 Class 700 Desiro City | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||
| Electrification | |||||
| Track owner(s) | Network Rail, EMR | ||||
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EMR Connect is a commuter 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]
EMR Connect runs two trains an hour every weekday stopping at the following destinations from St Pancras to Corby:
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]
References[edit]
- ^ "National Rail Contract Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern" (PDF). Department for Transport. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "East Midlands Railway launch all-electric train service from Corby to London". ITV. ITV. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Travel by Train from Central London | London Luton Airport".
- ^ "Luton Dart airport shuttle welcomes first passengers". BBC News. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Luton Airport Express". East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "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.
