Trains to Melton Mowbray - Station Details and further Information on Melton Mowbray Train Services
Melton Mowbray train station serves the town of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, England. The station is on CrossCountry's Birmingham to Stansted Airport line between Leicester and Peterborough.
The station was formerly known as Melton Mowbray Town to distinguish it from the now closed Melton Mowbray North on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway, which closed to regular traffic in 1953.
From Melton Mowbray there is generally an hourly service, operated by CrossCountry each day towards Leicester, and Birmingham New Street westbound and Peterborough, Cambridge and Stansted Airport eastbound as well as additional services in the PM peak.
Connections at Leicester Station to London St Pancras International are ideal at ten minutes, traveling time end to end can be as little as one and a half hours. Despite managing the station, East Midlands Trains only operates five daily services to the station. These comprise of three through trains (two early morning services to Norwich and a late night service to Nottingham) and a single daily service to London St Pancras and return.
The direct London service commenced on the 27th of April 2009 and is notable for being the first regular passenger service to cross the spectacular and historic Welland Viaduct since 1966. The company is looking at the possibilities of introducing a more regular northbound service from its new station at Corby from 2010 which would call also at Melton Mowbray. This would be a major plus for both towns - giving Corby a northbound service and Melton a direct London service each hour. |
