Editing Midland Main Line (section)

====Station improvements====
In 2013/14 {{rws|Nottingham}} station was refurbished and the platforms restructured.

As part of Wellingborough's Stanton Cross development, {{rws|Wellingborough}} station is to be expanded.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-17755261 "Wellingborough railway station expansion plan unveiled"]. ''BBC News''. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2013.</ref>

{{rws|Ilkeston}} between {{rws|Nottingham}} and {{rws|Langley Mill}} was opened on 2 April 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/ilkeston-train-station-finally-opens-but-the-first-train-is-late|title=Wait finally over for Ilkeston train station as hundreds turn up to opening|date=2 April 2017|access-date=7 May 2017|work=Nottingham Post}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Two new stations were planned: 
*{{rws|Brent Cross West}} between Cricklewood and Hendon as part of the [[Brent Cross Cricklewood]] development in North London.  It opened in December 2023. <ref>[http://www.brentcrosscricklewood.com/transport.htm Brent Cross Cricklewood: Transport] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929042330/http://www.brentcrosscricklewood.com/transport.htm |date=29 September 2013 }} Retrieved 23 August 2013</ref>
*{{rws|Wixams}} between {{rws|Flitwick}} and {{rws|Bedford}} as part of the new town just outside Bedford. Construction has been pushed back repeatedly: first expected to be built by 2015,<ref>[http://www.wixams.co.uk/wixams-transport-railway-station The Wixams: Transportation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017030759/http://www.wixams.co.uk/wixams-transport-railway-station |date=17 October 2015 }} Retrieved 23 August 2013</ref> then for 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.networkrail.co.uk/Route-Specifications-2015-London-North-East-and-East-Midlands.pdf?cd=4|title = Route Specifications 2015 – London North Eastern and East Midlands|date = April 2015|access-date = 10 August 2016|website = Network Rail}}</ref> the government confirmed in April 2025 that main construction would begin in concert with the nearby [[Universal Studios Great Britain]] Theme Park in 2026,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-08 |title=Universal theme park for Bedfordshire confirmed by Starmer |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz95n2837vgo |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> although groundwork had already begun by late 2024. 

Some new stations have been proposed:
*[[Clay Cross]] between Chesterfield and Ambergate/Alferton.{{ATOCConnectingCommunitiesReportS10|page=9}} 
*[[Irchester]] ({{stnlnk|Rushden Parkway}}) between Wellingborough and Bedford.{{sfn|ATOC|2009|p=19}}
*[[Ampthill]] between Bedford and Flitwick.<ref>[http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sbates/brta/html/ampthill.html Bedfordshire Ampthill station] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513022307/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/sbates/brta/html/ampthill.html |date=13 May 2008 }}, Railway & Transport Association. Retrieved 4 January 2010.</ref>