Leicester railway station

Leicester
Leicester railway station as seen from London Road (Northern Entrance)
General information
Location	Leicester, City of Leicester England
Coordinates	52°37′55″N 1°07′26″W / 52.632°N 1.124°W / 52.632; -1.124
Grid reference	SK593041
Managed by	East Midlands Railway
Platforms	4
Other information
Station code	LEI
Classification	DfT category B
History
Original company	Midland Counties Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
5 May 1840	Opened as Leicester
1 June 1867	Renamed Leicester Campbell Street
12 June 1892	Renamed Leicester London Road
1894	First Rebuild
5 May 1969	Renamed Leicester
1978	Second rebuild
Passengers
2019/20	5.323 million
Interchange	0.487 million
2020/21	1.042 million
Interchange	78,735
2021/22	3.549 million
Interchange	0.276 million
2022/23	4.870 million
Interchange	0.423 million
2023/24	5.304 million
Interchange	0.462 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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 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.