Future
The intermediate stations are only capable of taking a two-coach train, and this has led to overcrowding on some services, in particular now the service is extended to Nottingham and Lincoln. The latest Route Utilisation Strategy for the East Midlands makes recommendations for platform lengthening.
East Midlands Parkway railway station has now been built on the route. Charnwood's local plan anticipates a station at Thurmaston.
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