DEPARTMENT FOR
TRANSPORT News Release (011) issued by COI News Distribution
Service. 26 January 2009
Thousands of
passengers will benefit from more convenient rail services thanks
to a new 'greener' railway station designed to get
drivers out of their cars and into trains, Transport Secretary
Geoff Hoon announced today.
East Midlands Parkway station will be served by more than 100
trains a day travelling across the region with up to three or four
services to London an hour.
Officially opening the station today, Geoff Hoon said:
"This magnificent new station will improve the lives of
commuters travelling into cities like Derby, Nottingham and
Leicester, provide easy access to East Midlands airport from the
national rail network, and create a brand new regional link with
the capital.
"We want to encourage more people to use public transport to
ease congestion on our roads and one of the best ways of doing
this is to offer more choice which is exactly what this new
station does.
"It is also good news for the local economy and business
because this new station will enhance transport links and cut congestion."
The new £25.5 million station, which has been built by Network
Rail, will serve as a park and ride facility for commuters
relieving road congestion by reducing the number of car journeys
into Nottingham city centre.
Meanwhile travellers will benefit from a dedicated shuttle bus
from East Midlands Parkway station to Nottingham East Midlands
Airport with services running every 30 minutes between 7am and 11.30pm.
The new station comprises of four platforms, step free access, a
station building with ticket office and other facilities. It will
be staffed and managed by East Midlands Trains and has 850 parking
spaces for cars.
The station has been built with locally sourced, recycled
materials and has an energy efficient ground heating system,
making it one of the greenest railway stations in the UK.
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