davieG Posted 1 March 2011 Posted 1 March 2011 Merc Football fans will be able to use a late-evening train service next week after a match at the Walkers Stadium. East Midlands Trains will try out the service after the home games against Norwich next Tuesday and Crystal Palace on Tuesday, April 12. Tickets cost from £3 for the service, which will depart Leicester at 10.22pm and call at Syston, Sileby, Barrow on Soar and Loughborough, arriving at 10.43pm. Jayne Moyses, spokeswoman for East Midlands Trains, said: "Travelling by train to matches provides an easy and hassle-free way for supporters to follow their club. "This will provide a new opportunity for Foxes fans living outside the city to travel home by train after an evening game. "We've been working closely with Leicester City to promote the service." If the trial proves successful, the service will be rolled out for every Leicester City home evening game next season. Jamie Tabor, media and marketing manager at Leicester City, said: "It is great that East Midlands Trains has decided to run this trial service, which I am sure will be well received by our supporters."
Dan Posted 1 March 2011 Posted 1 March 2011 Very good idea but useless to me as I live in Narborough. Hopefully it may be the start of things to return.....
Leicester Lass Posted 2 March 2011 Posted 2 March 2011 Very good idea but useless to me as I live in Narborough. Hopefully it may be the start of things to return..... You can get back to Narborough anyway though
Leicesterpool Posted 6 March 2011 Posted 6 March 2011 I live in Nuneaton so no problems getting trains there for a night game, the only problem have is that I think the 21:49 to Birmingham New Street should be moved 22:00, as if you miss the 21:49 it's a 35 mins wait for a train. Really they should think about building a railway station next to Waterloo Way oppisite the park on the bridge. As both the Rugby club & Football club could benefit having the station, just using the service on matchdays.
ajthefox Posted 8 March 2011 Posted 8 March 2011 Not much use for me either at home or during term time but it's good to see they're at least thinking about this kind of stuff
Dan Posted 8 March 2011 Posted 8 March 2011 You can get back to Narborough anyway though Hence why it's not much use for me. It's a good idea, I like it.
AaronH Posted 8 March 2011 Posted 8 March 2011 can they not do a later one to kettering and market harbrough too
Corky Posted 8 March 2011 Posted 8 March 2011 Shame it doesn't go a bit further, such as another 100 miles or so
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