Derby railway station (, also known as Derby Midland) is a main line railway station serving the city of Derby in Derbyshire, England. Owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway, the station is also used by CrossCountry services. It lies north of London St Pancras. It is situated to the south-east of Derby city centre, and is close to the west bank of the River Derwent. Overview The decision by the Midland Railway to have its headquarters in Derby made the town a busy node of the rail network. First opened in 1839, it was at the time one of the largest stations in the country, and was unusual for being shared by more than one company. Until its closure in 1990, Derby Railway Works, consisting of major carriage and locomotive workshops, as well as the Research Division in the Railway Technical Centre were housed there. The station is an interchange point between the Midland Main Line from to and long-distance services on the Cross-Country route from through to or (the zero milepost on the latter route is at the south end of platform 1). Until the mid-twentieth century, the station was also served by through trains from Manchester and Glasgow to London. Local services from to along the Derwent Valley Line serve the station, as well as local and semi-fast services to , , Birmingham and . Derby station has six platforms in regular use, connected by a footbridge which is used as an exit to Pride Park and a car park. In 2018, the station was remodelled and re-signalled as part of a major upgrade programme. A bay platform was removed and a new island platform built on the site of the former goods lines and carriage sidings. At the same time, the remaining platforms were straightened. The updated design has separated the London and Birmingham lines allowing more movements to pass through the station and has increased line speed through all the platforms. There is a service platform numbered as platform 7 which was used for passenger services during the initial phase of the project but is not used in regular service. Facilities Derby station has lifts providing step free access to all platforms from both ends of the station. Platform 1 is accessible directly from the main ticket hall. Alternatively there's also a subway tunnel running from platform 1 to the platform 4/5