Leicester Station
This high-level options study supports a developing vision for a new integrated transport hub at Leicester Station and aims to capture a single preferred masterplan proposal needed to support the Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) bid.
This high-level options study supports a developing vision for a new integrated transport hub at Leicester Station and aims to capture a single preferred masterplan proposal needed to support the Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) bid.
The options illustrated on the following pages are developed in support of the transformation of central Leicestershire into a sustainable and prosperous place to live and work whilst providing an interconnected and high-quality transport interchange at Leicester Station.
The proposals aim to meet the goals set within the current developing Rail Station Project Objectives forming the TCF bid being undertaken by Leicester City Council which include;
• Meet the growing needs of rail business – Midlands
Connect Plans
• Improved customer experience in and around the station
• Improved station building and entrance, better related to
the city centre gateway
• More efficient and effective station building layout
• Better connectivity and integration between rail transport
and buses, cyclists, pedestrians and taxis
• Improved commercial use of the station building, including
the Porte Cochere.
• Enhanced car parking provision in the form of a multi-
storey car park, freeing significant space for commercial development.
• Act as a catalyst for regeneration in the immediate area,
including new Grade A office space