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| Barrow upon Soar bridge collapse causes rail chaos | Barrow upon Soar bridge collapse causes rail chaos |
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| The sudden collapse of a 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. |
| It 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 and replacement buses have been put in place. | |
| Residents said one side of the bridge had been sinking for several years and was due to close this week for repairs. | |
| Live updates: Rail chaos after bridge collapses | Live updates: Rail chaos after bridge collapses |
| Network Rail has been working to clear the route but does not expect it to re-open quickly. | 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 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 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." |
| A commuter who uses Barrow upon Soar station every day said he walked across the bridge on Monday. | |
| Refunds offered | |
| "It was subsiding on one side and the wall was cracking and we assumed that's why they were having the repairs done. | "It was subsiding on one side and the wall was cracking and we assumed that's why they were having the repairs done. |
| BBC reporter Helen McCarthy, who was at the scene of the bridge collapse, said: "One side of the bridge has disappeared completely and the road has subsided on one side." | |
| Severn Trent said a burst water main caused by the collapse has been repaired and the water supply to homes in the area had been restored. | |
| A passenger who was travelling to Paris with his family said he was told he could get a refund but was not given any indication of when the line would reopen. | |
| East Midlands Trains said the closure of the line would 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. | 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. |