Leicester
Station Information
Leicester is a staffed station served by East Midlands Railway, CrossCountry. Allow 5 minutes to change trains here.
How reliable is this station?
Of the 6660 services that called at Leicester over the last 30 days, 69.6% ran on time, 26.3% arrived more than 5 minutes late, and 4% were cancelled. Today has been broadly in line with that trend: 100% of 9 services so far are on time. The worst recent day was 25 Oct, when 100% of services were delayed. Live cancellations, platform changes, and short-notice delays update in the board above; the 30-day figures are updated nightly from National Rail Darwin data.
Which operators run through here?
Leicester is served by East Midlands Railway and CrossCountry. East Midlands Railway runs the bulk of weekday services (around ~undefined/day), with CrossCountry adding the long-distance and regional links.
Where do trains from Leicester go?
The most common direct destination from Leicester is London St Pancras International (around 425+ trains per day), followed by East Midlands Parkway, Loughborough, and Nottingham. Direct services also run to 4 other destinations. The live board above shows every departure in the next hour; tap the chip to filter by destination or use the search above. 8 direct routes are published from this station, covering most major UK cities.
Current disruption affecting this station
There are no current disruption messages for Leicester. If a problem develops during your journey, Railly surfaces the same station messages National Rail shows in its app — refresh the board to see updates.
Door-side information at Leicester
Door-side predictions are available for every platform at Leicester. We use OpenTrainTimes signalling data combined with manual observation; confidence levels range from 'verified' (live TD + manual check) to 'predicted' (signalling-only). Tap any service to see which side the doors will open for your coach.
Accessibility at Leicester
Leicester has full step-free access and is fully staffed throughout opening hours. Help points are available on every platform. A station wheelchair is available on request. A taxi rank is outside the main entrance and bus stops are within a short walk. National Rail's Passenger Assist service can book assistance on any train from this station — recommend booking at least 2 hours before travel.
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Popular journeys from Leicester
Facilities
Ticket office hours
Mon–Fri 05:20–22:30
Sat 05:20–22:30
Sun 07:15–22:30
Information desk hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
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Connections
Accessibility
Step-free and accessible travel
This is a Category A access station. There is step free access to the main entrance and lifts to all platforms. Customers with wheelchairs who require assistance on graduated slopes should press the ticket gate 'assistance' button located at the bottom of the stairs near the self service ticket machines.
This station has tactile paving at the edge of all platforms and at the bottom of all staircases.