Initially, the extension was used by both the LNWR and Midland Railway, but from 1889, it was used by Midland Railway trains. It was separated from the original LNWR trainshed by Queens Drive, which became a central carriageway, but the two were linked by a footbridge which ran over Queens Drive, and across the entire width of both the LNWR and Midland stations. Queens Drive was lost in the 1960s rebuild, but the name was later carried by a new driveway which served the car park and a tower block, and is the access route for the station's taxis.