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The sudden collapse of bridge is causing major disruption to trains between the East Midlands and London. The sudden collapse of a bridge is causing major disruption to trains between the East Midlands and London.
The bridge collapsed at Barrow Upon Soar, near Loughborough, in the early hours, affecting the line north of Leicester. It collapsed at Barrow Upon Soar, near Loughborough, in the early hours, affecting the line north of Leicester.
Trains between London and Nottingham, Derby and Leicester have been cancelled or delayed.Trains between London and Nottingham, Derby and Leicester have been cancelled or delayed.
Network Rail has been working to clear the route but does not expect to be able to re-open the route quickly. Nearby residents said one side of the bridge has been sinking for several years and was due to close this week for repairs.
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Network Rail has been working to clear the route but does not expect it to re-open quickly.
"Owing to a bridge collapse at Barrow upon Soar, train services between Leicester and Loughborough will be disrupted today," a spokesman said."Owing to a bridge collapse at Barrow upon Soar, train services between Leicester and Loughborough will be disrupted today," a spokesman said.
"This will affect journeys on the London St Pancras/Nottingham/Leicester and the Leicester/Lincoln/Grimsby routes.""This will affect journeys on the London St Pancras/Nottingham/Leicester and the Leicester/Lincoln/Grimsby routes."
Residents in the Leicestershire village said Grove Lane was due to be closed overnight anyway so repairs could be carried out on the bridge.
One man who lives nearby said: "The path on the left hand side has decided to sink gradually over time. They scheduled for the road to be closed for the next three nights and then this."
One commuter who uses Barrow upon Soar station every day said he walked across the bridge on Monday.
"It was subsiding on one side and the wall was cracking and we assumed that's why they were having the repairs done.
East Midlands Trains said the closure of the line will affect all its services north of Leicester including to and from Chesterfield and Sheffield.
A limited number of trains will run between Leicester and London St Pancras, stopping in Northamptonshire, but they will be subject to last minute changes.