The rebuilt station was built of brick in a Gothic style, and was designed by Mr. T W. Jones, of the London and North Western Railway Engineer's Office.

[6][7] In 2008, train operator CrossCountry and Warwickshire County Council supported the reopening and started to prepare a business case.

[9][vague] In July 2009 it was announced that John Laing plc had been awarded a 20-year contract to design, build, and operate the new station, due to open in 2013.

[13] In late 2011, John Laing successfully asked to withdraw from the contract as there was no funding available for the station construction to go ahead in the immediate future.

In November 2011 the upgrading of the Coventry to Nuneaton route was approved, renewing new hope for regeneration of the line through Kenilworth.

The official start of work on site took place on 29 July 2016 when Jeremy Wright, the local Member of Parliament, ceremonially broke ground.

As part of the franchise agreement with West Midlands Trains, effective from December 2017, a new hourly service between Leamington Spa and Coventry would call at Kenilworth.

[29] On 20 March 2018, correspondence from the Office of Rail and Road was released into the public domain which appeared to show that Warwickshire County Council had failed to submit essential safety information – necessary for final sign-off to be issued – thus delaying the project.

[30] The Office of Rail and Road authorised the opening of Kenilworth on 12 April 2018,[31] although initially with no Sunday service.

[41] An hourly service operated by West Midlands Trains runs southbound to Leamington Spa and northbound to Nuneaton via Coventry.