Delay to direct rail service between Cleethorpes to London

A planned direct train service between Cleethorpes and London has been delayed.

Train operator LNER had hoped to introduce the route through Grimsby, Lincoln and Market Rasen to the capital in December.

The firm said there were “infrastructure issues that need to be resolved” before it could begin operations.

No new date has been given for when the service could start.

Last year, tests runs were carried out to check whether the direct daily train service to London could be reinstated.

Local MPs have been campaigning for the return of the service for decades.

Rail magazine has reported there were issues with Market Rasen station because it has no footbridge or subway.

The publication’s acting news editor Andy Comfort told BBC Radio Humberside: “No through train from Cleethorpes to London in December and I’m afraid not for the foreseeable future.”

In a statement, LNER said: “The industry is working to address timetabling, financial, operation and infrastructure issues that need to be resolved before any service to Cleethorpes could be introduced.”

The BBC has contacted the Department for Transport for a response.

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