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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 has caused major disruption to trains between the East Midlands and London.The sudden collapse of a bridge has caused major disruption to trains between the East Midlands and London.
The collapse, at Barrow Upon Soar, near Loughborough, happened in the early hours.
Trains between London and Nottingham, Derby and Leicester have been cancelled or delayed and replacement buses have been put in place.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. The collapse, at Barrow Upon Soar, near Loughborough, happened in the early hours.
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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. Live updates: Rail chaos after bridge collapses
Residents said one side of the bridge had been sinking for several years and the crossing was due to be shut this week for repairs.
"Owing to a bridge collapse at Barrow upon Soar, train services between Leicester and Loughborough will be disrupted today," a Network Rail 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. East Midlands Trains said the closure of the line would affect all its services north of Leicester including to and from Chesterfield and Sheffield.
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 limited number of trains will run between Leicester and London St Pancras, stopping in Northamptonshire, but they will be subject to last minute changes.
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Residents in the Leicestershire village said Grove Lane was due to be closed overnight so repairs could be carried out on the bridge.
One 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.A 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."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." BBC reporter Helen McCarthy, who was at the scene, 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.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 commuter who travels regularly from Leicester to Nottingham said: "Normally it takes me about 25 minutes (to get to work) and it has taken me two hours so far … it is a tad frustrating." One commuter, who travels regularly from Leicester to Nottingham, said: "Normally, it takes me about 25 minutes [to get to work] and it has taken me two hours so far … it is a tad frustrating.
He added: "Not really much the train company can do about it really .. they have been wonderful right through all of this so far, really." "Not really much the train company can do about it... they have been wonderful actually, they have been really helpful all the way through, can't complain.
"Hopefully, it will be alright tomorrow. "
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.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. "We have no idea what is happening except that the bridge has collapsed," he said.
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.