Platform reconstruction for Market Harborough station

The platforms at Market Harborough station are being substantially reconstructed during four weekends from 21-22 June to 12-13 July, with other work during weekdays where this does not affect train operations. 
It has been discovered that the infill material between the front and back walls has failed, leading to some unevenness and surface cracking.  It is being dug out and replaced.  As the platforms are only six years old, we understand this work is being undertaken by the contractors at no cost to the railway.  Luckily, the line is already closed at weekends until the end of July for track engineering work at Wigston, so advantage of that has been taken for the platform work. The station has been a very busy work-site, with many people and vehicles engaged and large tonnages of material both removed and delivered.
Replacement buses have been running every 20 minutes between Kettering, Market Harborough and Leicester during this work, though they would have been running anyway because of the other engineering work closing the line through Wigston.
The work is being done one section of the platforms at a time.  The contractors are clearly under pressure to complete each respective section and hand it back intact in time for the first train on Monday mornings.

 Platform surface cracking on Platform 2,
 20th June 2025.
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 Picture: Steve Jones

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Work in progress on the first section, the northern ends of both platforms, on Saturday 21st June 2025.
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Picture: Steve Jones

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First section complete: the northernmost quarter of both platforms reinstated to use, as seen on Monday 23rd June 2025. 

​Picture: Steve Jones

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Hive of activity. Many men, vehicles and tons of materials involved in reconstructing the second section of the two platforms on 28th June 2025. 

Picture: Steve Jones

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