Leicester railway station

Leicester railway station serves the City of Leicester in Leicestershire, England

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Leicester railway station (formerly Leicester Campbell Street and Leicester London Road) is a mainline railway station in the city of Leicester in Leicestershire, England. The station is managed by East Midlands Railway and owned by Network Rail. The station is served by CrossCountry and East Midlands Railway services. It is the busiest station in Leicestershire, the second busiest station in the East Midlands, and the fifth busiest station in the Midlands as a whole.[1]

Leicester
National Rail
Leicester railway station as seen from London Road (Northern Entrance)
General information
LocationLeicester, City of Leicester
England
Coordinates52°37′55″N 1°07′26″W / 52.632°N 1.124°W / 52.632; -1.124
Grid referenceSK593041
Managed byEast Midlands Railway
Platforms4
Other information
Station codeLEI
ClassificationDfT category B
History
Original companyMidland Counties Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
5 May 1840Opened as Leicester
1 June 1867Renamed Leicester Campbell Street
12 June 1892Renamed Leicester London Road
1894First Rebuild
5 May 1969Renamed Leicester
1978Second rebuild
Passengers
2018/19Increase 5.582 million
2019/20Decrease 5.323 million
 Interchange 0.487 million
2020/21Decrease 1.042 million
 Interchange Decrease 78,735
2021/22Increase 3.549 million
 Interchange Increase 0.276 million
2022/23Increase 4.870 million
 Interchange Increase 0.423 million
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Leicester station was opened in 1840 by the Midland Counties Railway, and rebuilt in 1894 and 1978. It is on the Midland Main Line, which runs from London St Pancras to Sheffield and Nottingham. It is 99 miles 7 chains (159.5 km) north of London St Pancras.


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