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<p>Information on service improvements in the next East Midlands franchise was detailed
in the franchise announcement on 10 April 2019<strong><em>. </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>
</em></strong></p><p>This can be found on the Department’s website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-seats-services-and-state-of-the-art-trains-for-passengers-on-new-east-midlands-railway"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-seats-services-and-state-of-the-art-trains-for-passengers-on-new-east-midlands-railway</a>.
Further details will be available from the operator when the new franchise starts
in August 2019.</p><p> </p><p>As announced in the East Midlands Stakeholder Briefing
Document on 7 June 2018, in response to the public consultation, the Department intends
to transfer the Liverpool-Nottingham section of the Liverpool–Norwich service out
of the East Midlands franchise from December 2021. This change will bring a number
of passenger benefits, including more capacity on the Liverpool–Nottingham section
where there is overcrowding at times today, faster journey times, a more reliable
service and enabling each half of the service to better meet their individual needs
and those of routes they interact with. The transfer is subject to detailed assessment
of how it will be carried out and a decision as to the best long-term operator for
Liverpool – Nottingham services, which will be made in conjunction with Transport
for the North. Further details will be made available in due course.</p><p> </p>
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