Rail station numbers fall far short of expectations

A MULTI-MILLION-POUND railway station between Derby and Nottingham is failing to meet its projections for passenger numbers.Figures produced by the Office for Rail Regulation show that 261,880 passengers used East Midlands Parkway station last year – 19% more than in 2011.But the number is still well below a projection of 743,000 passengers – a figure outlined in the original planning application in 2000.East Midlands Parkway, next to Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station, just across...