The new alignment was slightly west of the old route, and the Midland opened a new Bagworth and Ellistown railway station at Bagworth  south of Ellistown. In 1849 the Midland opened an extension from  to , which made the line through Bagworth and Ellistown part of its Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line.
The railway alignment shifted slightly west of the previous route, and the Midland Railway constructed a new station in Bagworth south of Ellistown. In 1849, the Midland extended its line from  to , connecting Bagworth and Ellistown to its Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line.