East Midlands Parkway railway station
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| East Midlands Parkway | |||
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| Place | Ratcliffe on Soar | ||
| Local authority | Nottinghamshire | ||
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | East Midlands Trains | ||
| Platforms in use | 4 (planned) | ||
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| 2007 | Construction commences | ||
| 2008 | Planned Opening | ||
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East Midlands Parkway is a planned railway station in the East Midlands of England, to serve East Midlands Airport. It will also provide park and ride facilities for commuters.
The station will be situated north of Ratcliffe on Soar on the already-existing Midland Main Line, in Nottinghamshire 500m from the border with Leicestershire and 2km from Derbyshire. On the Midland Main Line, it will be between Long Eaton or Beeston and Loughborough. Shuttle buses will provide a link to the airport. The main bulk of the station, including car parking, will be to the west of the line, opposite Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station. Road access will be via the A453, which provides a link to the nearby M1 motorway.
The train operating company Midland Mainline were, until October 2006, responsible for the project, which has been in the planning stages for several years. This responsibility has now been transferred to Network Rail. Network Rail anticipates expenditure of GBP 5 million in 2006/07 and GBP 8 million in 2007/08, with opening in 2008/09[1].
Building work commenced on the new £25.5 Million station on 19th December 2007 taking about one year to build the four platform station.[2]
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[edit] Controversy
The construction of the station has not been uncontroversial; Midland Mainline sought Transport and Works Act (T&WA) powers to compulsarily purchase the land for the station[3]. However, private agreements with the relevant landowners were agreed for the land required and the compulsory purchase order powers not utilised in this way. Objections against the station were received during the planning and T&WA process from Powergen (the owners of some of the land), Friends of the Earth, Nottinghamshire County Council, and the Campaign to Protect Rural England[4]. There are also concerns from the people of the nearby town of Loughborough that the opening of the station could lead to the reduction in the number of trains stopping there, although this has been denied by Midland Mainline. Another concern is the possible withdrawal of the existing bus service from Loughborough station to the airport[citation needed].
[edit] Services
It is expected that the station will be served by the majority of services running on the Midland Main Line route, as a result destinations may include Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, Leeds, York, Sheffield, London, Lincoln, Bedford and Luton.
Fears have been raised by various bodies, notably East Midlands Airport, about the service pattern proposed for the new station[5]. Mainline routes to London and Nottingham could be few and far between, although Connect services would be more frequent.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Expected services when East Midlands Parkway opens | ||||
| Loughborough | East Midlands Trains London to Nottingham |
Beeston | ||
| East Midlands Trains London to Derby |
Long Eaton | |||
| East Midlands Trains Leicester-Lincoln |
Attenborough | |||
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| Loughborough | East Midlands Trains London - Skegness |
Beeston |
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[edit] References
- ^ Route 19 Midland Main Line and East Midlands. Network Rail. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
- ^ East Midlands Parkway station construction begins. Transport Briefing. Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
- ^ Statutory Instrument 2005 No. 0008The East Midlands Parkway Station (Land Acquisition) Order 2005(Coming into force 2005-01-28)
- ^ East Midlands Parkway Station (Land Acquisition) Order. Department for Transport (2005-05-09). Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
- ^ Fears over new station's services. BBC News Online (2008-03-26). Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
[edit] External links
- Architects' Design this design and the architects has been supeseded
- Midland Mainline information (Somewhat out of date as of 2 October 2005. It still says waiting for government approval.)
- Department for Transport Decision Letter of 22 December 2004 giving approval
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