Transport secretary chris grayling has announced the government s.
Toton sidings hs2.
Toton sidings between nottingham and derby would be transformed into potentially the country s busiest transport interchange outside london.
Midlands connect have plans to connect the hub to major centres in the region including nottingham derby leicester and east midlands airport.
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.
Hs2 is a multi billion pound project to develop a high speed rail network from london to birmingham and to manchester and leeds.
The tram will pass through the planned housing and hotel development and is shown on the application submission.
The 2 7 billion proposal would create new rail bus.
Mr watts therefore thinks it is an ideal location for hs2 to stop.
The eastern route will pass through toton and on to south yorkshire.
The disused section of toton sidings is the government s favoured site for the east midland hub for the hs2 high speed line.
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.
It is intended to be located on the existing railway sidings in toton situated between nottingham and derby.
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.
Toton tmd is bordered by long eaton and sandiacre in derbyshire and toton in nottinghamshire.
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.
Toton falls within the nottinghamshire borough of broxtowe but is located roughly between nottingham and derby.
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.