Just four trains a day could initially use the “nationally significant” 440 Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange – if it gets the go ahead. Developers want to build the vast £750 million rail and warehouse complex on land between the M69 motorway and the Leicester to Birmingham railway line in west Leicestershire.
They say it is the most suitable spot for a freight hub – as well as more than 9 million sq ft of warehousing up to 91ft high – sitting alongside the track which stretches from the port at Felixstowe up to Nuneaton.
MPs, councils and residents have criticised the scheme saying it is too big and will have a huge impact on the local environment and road network – with up to 9,000 HGV movements a day.
