350 route miles of railway. Footbridge On 14 February 2001, Derby City Council, Midland Main Line and Railtrack agreed a £1,736,000-scheme to connect Derby Midland station to the Pride Park development. Derby City Council provided £270,000 to extend the station footbridge to reach Pride Park and the car park. Railtrack and Midland Main Line entered into a Covenant With Regard to the Footbridge, that the non-travelling public are free to cross during station hours with exceptions for Christmas Day and Boxing day, and a proviso that the footbridge does not become a public right of way. On 21 June 2007 East Midlands Trains took over the franchise. Under the franchise agreement East Midlands Trains was required to install automatic ticket gate lines at Derby station. On 3 April 2009 East Midlands Trains sought an amendment from Derby City Council to install gates to "reduce unauthorised use of trains and improve security". Derby City Council consented but required removal within 42 days should East Midlands Trains be found in non-compliance of the additional terms. Ticket barriers were introduced on 18 August 2009. The barriers must be left open if they are not staffed at both ends, and ad hoc usage of the footbridge must be allowed at all other times. Pass scheme Before the start of barrier introduction, posters and a road show were held, introducing a pass scheme for footbridge users. The publicity resulted in over 800 pass requests in the first weeks before gating. The pass scheme covers non-rail pedestrians and cyclists travelling "from Pride Park to central Derby or vice-versa". The agreement requires EMT to make application forms available online as well as at Derby station. Pass applications at the station are processed immediately, and all other applications are posted out within 48 hours. There is no administration charge for issuing or renewing of passes, with a charge of £5.00 for replacing each lost pass. Passes not swiped at each end of the bridge are revoked. Derby City Council may audit withdrawn passes. Improvement works 2018 The station layout was significantly remodelled during 2018, work which involved a partial closure of the station from 22 July to 7 October. The original platform 5 (a bay platform accessed from the south end of the station) was removed and a new island platform constructed. The original platform 6 was renumbered as platform 5 and the faces of the new island