Midland Mainline celebrates three years

East Midlands Trains has celebrated its third birthday with the opening a Business Class lounge at its Parkway station close by the airport with the same name as the rail operator.  It features wi-fi, a facility for printing, a range of refreshments and a comfortable environment for passengers to wait for their train.  There are also similar lounges at Derby, Nottingham and St Pancras.

The Midland Mainline train service links East Midlands and Luton airports, and also Eurostar at its St Pancras London terminus.  At Luton a same platform connection can also be made to Gatwick.  The company says that the £9m refurbishment on the service has been well received and since taking over the franchise in November 2007, punctuality has risen from 83% to over 92%, taking East Midlands Trains from worst performing regional operator to its current position in the top three. www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk

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