Group were announced as the company awarded the contract to build the two new stations. Work on building the stations started in October 2014 with the stations opening on 18 January 2016, however the upgrade at Coventry station to allow additional train services between Coventry and Nuneaton, calling at the new stations, will not be ready until summer 2017. Service upgrade From 19 May 2019, services on the Coventry to Nuneaton route have been significantly upgraded by West Midlands Trains, with the single-car Class 153s replaced by 2-car units. Saturdays (which will coincide with games at the Ricoh Arena) will see three trains per hour in each direction. The line is also connected with the Coventry to Leamington Spa line, with direct trains from Nuneaton to Leamington Spa. In December 2021 West Midlands Trains once again declared their failure to run services on the line, as well as the Coventry–Leamington line, until at least the end of January 2022. This followed their failure in early 2021 to maintain a service. See also Coventry to Leamington line References Rail transport in Warwickshire Rail transport in Coventry Railway lines in the West Midlands (region) Railway lines opened in 1850