There's been speculation of a rail hub near East Midland Airport or Toton Sidings between Nottingham and Derby.

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The preferred route of phase two goes north from Birmingham to a new station at Toton Sidings, near Nottingham.

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The government announced on Monday the next phase of HS2 will pass through the East Midlands, stopping at Toton, near Nottingham.

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The government claimed passengers will be able to travel from Toton to London in 51 minutes and Birmingham in 19 minutes.

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The preferred route of phase two running northwards from Birmingham will have stops at: Manchester, Manchester Airport, Toton, Sheffield and Leeds.

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But the government said it expected 19, 700 jobs to be created as a direct result of the stations in Leeds, Sheffield and Toton.

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The seven-mile (11km) route would have gone from Mickleover and Mackworth to Pride Park, with a possible extension to the High Speed 2 rail hub at Toton.

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"Then there is the connection to HS2 at Toton and to make Derby attractive we are going to need a good connection to the city, " he said.

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Areas likely to be affected by that route, which will stop at Toton, in Nottingham, Sheffield and Leeds, include villages around Water Orton, Middleton, Coleshill, Kingsbury and Polesworth, in Warwickshire.

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