East Midlands Parkway railway station

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When opened 2009, East Midlands Parkway was one of the greenest stations in the United Kingdom. [15] The station was built using locally sourced and recycled materials and uses a ground-source heating system. [15]

In late 2009, East Midlands Parkway became a penalty fare station, so a valid ticket or permit to travel must be shown when requested.

Electrification and future

The Midland Main Line is not electrified north of Kettering; therefore, all services are operated by diesel trains. This was set to change by 2019, when a scheme to electrify the remainder of the line had been due to be completed. This, along with increased line speeds, would have meant that the station would have been under 80 minutes from the capital. [16] The electrification scheme was cancelled in 2017. [17]

In November 2021, the Government announced the abandonment of most of the eastern leg High Speed 2 and the Northern Powerhouse Rail scheme under the Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands (IRP). As part of this the earlier proposal for the HS2 East Midlands Hub station on the Toton sidings site further north was shelved and instead the eastern leg of HS2 would connect to the Midland Line at a junction to the south of East Midlands Parkway.[ citation needed ] This would allow HS2 services to reach Derby and Nottingham directly, the absence of which was a criticism of the previous plan. The IRP also confirmed the rest of the Midland Line would be electrified, reversing a previous decision to cancel electrification.

In October 2023, it was announced that the Eastern Leg of HS2 was cancelled, along with the Birmingham to Manchester line. [18] It will therefore not reach East Midlands Parkway. However the Midlands Rail Hub will go ahead, this will increase the number of trains from the East Midlands to Birmingham by routing more trains to Birmingham Moor Street. [19]

References

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  14. 1 2 "Britain's 'greenest' mainline station opened by Hoon". Railnews. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  15. "Investing in rail, investing in jobs and growth" (Press release). Department for Transport. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  16. "Sheffield, Swansea and Windermere electrification cancelled". Railway Gazette. 20 July 2017.
  17. "Rishi Sunak promises more rail, road and bus links". BBC News. 4 October 2023.
  18. "Midlands Innovation welcomes Midlands Connect's plans for a £2 billion Midlands Rail Hub". Archived from the original on 16 November 2023.
East Midlands Parkway
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General information
Location Ratcliffe-on-Soar, Borough of Rushcliffe
England
Coordinates 52°51′45″N1°15′48″W / 52.8625°N 1.2632°W / 52.8625; -1.2632
Grid reference SK496296
Managed by East Midlands Railway
Platforms4
Other information
Station codeEMD
Classification DfT category C1
Key dates
26 January 2009Opened
Passengers
2019/20Decrease2.svg 0.343 million
 Interchange Decrease2.svg 19,019