Toton Sidings Hs2

The disused section of toton sidings is the proposed site for the east midlands hub station on the leeds branch of high speed 2 phase two.

Toton sidings hs2.

Legend east midlands hub is a planned new railway station on the leeds branch of high speed 2. The 2 7 billion proposal would create new rail bus. Toton sidings between nottingham and derby would be transformed into potentially the country s busiest transport interchange outside london. Hs2 services in the east midlands the east midlands hub station at toton will be one the best served stations on the high speed network.

The disused section of toton sidings is the government s favoured site for the east midland hub for the hs2 high speed line. Up to 14 high speed trains an hour will leave toton. The tram will pass through the planned housing and hotel development and is shown on the application submission. Hs2 is a multi billion pound project to develop a high speed rail network from london to birmingham and to manchester and leeds.

The toton lane tram stop is close to the site of the proposed hs2 train station however there s also the question of how it will fit with the road network and the existing rail system. Due to the announcement of hs2 station to be built at toton sidings just a short distance from the toton lane terminus the tramline is planned to be extended to the station. The official depot code for toton tmd is to previously shed code 18a. Midlands connect have plans to connect the hub to major centres in the region including nottingham derby leicester and east midlands airport.

A report by hs2 has found more than 1 000 jobs would be lost or displaced and 91 percent of the wildlife on the toton sidings site would be completely destroyed by the construction of high speed. The eastern route will pass through toton and on to south yorkshire. Toton falls within the nottinghamshire borough of broxtowe but is located roughly between nottingham and derby. It is intended to be located on the existing railway sidings in toton situated between nottingham and derby.