Loughborough is a Grade II listed[1] railway station in the town of Loughborough, Leicestershire; it is on the Midland Main Line and is located 111 miles (179 km) north of London St Pancras.

[3] The track was quadrupled and has retained much of its characteristically Midland Railway architecture, apart from the fact that its canopies have been cut back.

In 2000 passenger information systems were updated and now use dot matrix display screens.

[citation needed] Other facilities include bicycle racks, paid car parking, a shop and snack bar, public telephones and toilets.

[6] Loughborough Eastern Gateway[7] a locally led project proved to be the catalyst after many years of proposals to improve the station.

[10] The new facilities were opened in good time for the 2012 British and Japanese Olympic squads basing themselves in the town.