Loughborough Railway Station

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Loughborough railway station is a Grade II listed railway station which serves the town of Loughborough in Leicestershire, England. Situated on the Midland Main Line, 12+1/2mi north of Leicester, the station lies to the north-east of the town centre.More than 1.3 million people entered and left the station in the twelve months to March 2010, an increase of nearly two hundred thousand in five years. This makes it the 322nd most-used Network Rail station. In addition, it was estimated that more than 7,397 people used the station to change trains.The railway through Leicestershire is not electrified therefore all services are operated by diesel trains. This is set to change by 2023 when a scheme to electrify the remainder of the Midland Main Line is to be completed, this along with faster line speeds, means the town will be a little over 60 minutes from London.HistoryThe original station was sited a little further south.The present station was built in 1872. The ironwork was constructed by Mr. Richards of Leicester, and the stone portion by Mr. Cox of Leicester. The track was quadrupled and has retained much of its characteristically Midland Railway architecture, apart from the fact that its canopies have been cut back. The station is grade II listed