Services
From Oakham there is an hourly service in both directions operated by CrossCountry, with some additional peak-hour trains. Services westbound to Birmingham via Melton Mowbray, Leicester, Narborough, Hinckley, Nuneaton and Coleshill. Services eastbound to Stansted Airport or Cambridge via Stamford, Peterborough, March, Ely and Audley End.
Despite managing the station, East Midlands Trains (EMT) only operates a limited number of services to the station. A handful of local services operate at either end of the day (mainly for train crew route knowledge purposes). A A.M service runs from Nottingham to Norwich and P.M service operates from Peterborough.
The station retains a ticket office which is staffed part time, a car park and help points for times where there are no staff present.
A single daily return service to London St Pancras commenced on 27 April 2009 running via Corby and is notable for being the first regular passenger service to cross the spectacular and historic Welland Viaduct since 1966. The company introduced a further return service from Derby via East Midlands Parkway (for East Midlands Airport) from May 2010. Further services may be introduced in the future. The initial London service had been due to start on 14 December 2008 but because of a delay in reaching agreement with the Department for Transport and therolling stock operating company (ROSCO) for the four additional trains needed for the service EMT started the service around four months later.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melton Mowbray | CrossCountry Birmingham-Stansted Airport | Stamford | ||
| Melton Mowbray | East Midlands Trains Nottingham-Norwich (via Loughborough) Limited Service | Stamford | ||
| Melton Mowbray | East Midlands Trains Derby-London (via Corby) Limited Service | Corby |
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