20.02.08
Take off for East Midlands railway
Passengers across the East Midlands will soon have more choice in how they travel after Network Rail kicked off the construction of the new East Midlands Parkway station. The £25m project, primarily funded by Network Rail with a contribution of almost £1m from East Midlands Development Agency will see a brand new station constructed near junction 24 of the M1.
East Midlands Parkway will open in December 2008 and will be situated just off the A453 at Ratcliffe-on-Soar, one mile from the M1. It will include four platforms, step free access, a station building with ticket office and other facilities, staffed and managed by East Midlands Trains as well as 850 car parking spaces.
East Midlands Parkway will cost £25.5m, with a commitment of £895,000 from East Midlands Development Agency. The remainder is funded by Network Rail. East Midlands Trains are also contributing funding for additional car parking spaces to bring the total number of car parking spaces from the original 500 up to 850
The station will be built to the latest environmental standards and will be one of the greenest stations yet, incorporating ground water heating and grey water recycling.
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