East Midlands Railway

This article is about the current operator of the East Midlands franchise. For the former operator, see East Midlands Trains.

East Midlands Railway
Class 222 at Nottingham in EMR Intercity livery
Overview
Franchise(s)
  • East Midlands
  • 18 August 2019 – 16 October 2030[2]
Main region(s)
Other region(s)
Fleet size
Stations called at140
Parent companyTransport UK Group
Reporting markEM[1]
PredecessorEast Midlands Trains
Other
Websitewww.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk Edit this at Wikidata

East Midlands Railway (EMR; legally Transport UK East Midlands Limited[3]) is a British train operating company owned by Transport UK Group, and is the current operator of the East Midlands franchise.

Originally owned by Abellio, EMR took over operations from East Midlands Trains (EMT) on 18 August 2019, on an agreement to run the franchise for eight years. As part of the franchise commitments, EMR placed an order for 33 new bi-mode Class 810 Aurora high speed train sets, and sourced over 40 pre-existing Class 170 Turbostar diesel multiple units from other operators.

During early 2020, passenger numbers and ticket revenues collapsed following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the original franchise agreement being initially suspended before being replaced entirely. Under the new National Rail Contract signed in 2022, the franchise is to last until October 2030. In February 2023, Transport UK Group concluded a management buyout of Abellio's United Kingdom business, which included EMR.

  1. ^ "National Rail Enquiries - East Midlands Railway". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "East Midlands Railway signs National Rail Contract". London: Abellio East Midlands. 6 October 2022. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. ^ "TRANSPORT UK EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED". Companies House. HM Government. Retrieved 29 April 2024.