Long Eaton station is located on the Midland Mainline between Derby and Leicester, and has two platforms, one for westbound trains, and the other for southbound London trains, and Eastbound Nottingham Trains. Cross Country and East Midlands Trains operate services from the Station, East Midlands Trains 1x hourly to London, and Derby or Sheffield, and 1x hourly to Matlock and Nottingham, and Cross Country Trains operate a hourly service to Birmingham New Street or Cardiff Central, and Nottingham. The station is not great is bad weather conditions, and there is disabled access, however it is a rather steep slope to the platform from the main road.