This brick structure comprising 11 flat arches is around 700 feet long and spans both Leicester Road and the River Avon. Opened in 1840 by the Midland Counties Railway, it is one of the country’s oldest disused viaducts, forming part of the first rail route between London and York.

The main line was closed in January 1962 but traffic continued to use the structure until May 1965, serving the canal basin at nearby Newbold. Sustrans and the local council intend to use it as part of a foot and cycle path into the station from the north.