EM Christmas Period Operations 2025

East Midlands Christmas Period Operations 2025

02 December 2025

Derbyshire Leicestershire Staffordshire

 

The following service levels will operate on Diamond services in the East Midlands Region during the Christmas period:

Monday 22nd December

  

A Normal Weekday Service will operate

Tuesday 23rd December

 

A Normal Weekday Service will operate

Christmas Eve
Wednesday 24th December

 

A Saturday Service will operate
Some services will finish earlier than normal

Christmas Day
Thursday 25th December

 

No Service

Boxing Day 
Friday 26th December

 

No Service
(Florette Staff Service will operate a normal service)

Saturday 27th December

 

A normal Saturday Service will operate

Sunday 28th December

 

A normal Sunday Service will operate

Monday 29th December

 

A Saturday Service will operate
Service 19A, 70/70A will operate a weekday service

Tuesday 30th December

 

A Saturday Service will operate
Service 19A, 70/70A will operate a weekday service

New Years Eve
Wednesday 31st December

 

A Saturday Service will operate
Some services will finish earlier than normal

New Years Day
Thursday 1st January

 

No Service. 
(NMA & Florette Staff Services will operate a Sunday Service)

Friday 2nd January

 

A Saturday Service will operate

Saturday 3rd January

 

A normal Saturday Service will operate

Sunday 4th January

 

A normal Sunday Service will operate

Monday 5th January

 

Normal Monday to Friday Services Resume

Christmas Eve

Most services will operate a Saturday timetable, with the below services finishing earlier than normal:

 

Service

Final Departure

From / To

7

17:17

Burton to Queens Hospital

7

17:35

Queens Hospital to Burton

7A

17:41

Burton to Queens Hospital

7A

18:04

Queens Hospital to Burton

8

17:30

Burton to Swadlincote

8

18:10

Swadlincote to Burton

9 Airway

17:50

Burton to Airport & Gateway

9 Airway

18:20

Ashby to Burton

9 Airway

19:20

Gateway & Airport to Burton (calls at Ashby at 19:51)

19A Burton to Mercia Park & 20 Tamworth to Mercia Park -
Details to be confirmed, please see separate notices
for more information.

 

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