Future Leicester railway station

1 future

1.1 regeneration of station
1.2 electrification
1.3 ivanhoe line

future

leicester campbell street station, seen london road in 1856



leicester london road station entrance in 1890 newly built


regeneration of station

prospect leicestershire led plans aimed regenerate city centre area of leicester, station incorporated new business quarter. plans station included rotate passengers facilities exited new open city plaza rather current busy ring road. renewed plans released in 2008 £150 million redevelopment, promising on 2,800 new jobs in area due new shops , offices created. however, 2008–2012 global recession saw these plans fail materialise. network rail , east midlands trains started work on £3.5 million scheme in 2012. platforms have been resurfaced, toilets , both first , standard class waiting areas refurbished. however, majority of work has taken place in concourse , porte corche area new travel centre being provided, increased retail facilities , separation between cars , people.

network rail adopted route utilisation strategy freight in 2007 create new cross country freight route peterborough (east coast main line) nuneaton (west coast main line). 1 of next stages (around 2013) create additional lines through leicester during re-signalling scheme. during period additional platforms may provided @ leicester.

electrification

see electrification of midland main line

the railway through leicester not electrified, previous plans carry out electrification cancelled on 20 july 2017, after being announced, commenced, suspended , resumed, services operated using bi-mode electro-diesel trains running in electro-pantograph mode london st pancras kettering north junction , electro-accumulator/diesel-electric mode through leicester , beyond .

ivanhoe line

after phase 1 of ivanhoe line completed in mid-1990s, planned phase 2 extend line west burton upon trent on current freight-only line via coalville , ashby-de-la-zouch. however, development looks unlikely, @ least in short term.

the report published in december 2008 assumed total number of passenger journeys 150,000 per annum, each paying £3.15 per journey. assumed no 1 use line @ week-ends, though runs via successful tourist attractions of national forest. equates assumption on 300 return journeys made daily , during week, yet according latest travel-to-work plans, 4000–6000 car journeys occur daily on coalville leicester corridor , 6000–8000 per day south. thus, 12,000 car journeys takes place along part or rail track; not considered credible 2.5% attracted on train. led widespread belief report s economic assumptions wrong.

the association of train operating companies applied funding reopening of line. leicestershire county council once again ruled out move re-open line, claiming cost £50m , require £4m annual subsidy, previous reports have shown subsidy required far less , after initial investment line make money.