Trains from Liverpool and Manchester began serving the newest railway station on the national railway network. Headbolt Lane is the new meeting point between the Merseyrail network and Northern Railways
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Category: North West
Headbolt Lane opening on Thursday
Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has announced that 5 October will be the opening date for Kirkby’s new £80m Headbolt Lane station. The station will be served by brand
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Cottam Parkway planning application approved
Councillors have approved the planning application for Cottam Parkway railway station. It will be located on the Blackpool North to Preston line. The delivery timescales are not fixed due to
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Council funds St Helens study
St Helens Borough Council have agreed to fund a study into restoring the railway line between St Helens Central and St Helens Junction (known as the Sutton Oak line). It
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Changes to political boundaries boost Keswick rail proposals
A shifting of boundaries has reinvigorated the campaign to restore the railway line between Penrith and Keswick. In April 2023, Cumbria County Council and the district councils were replaced by
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Contractor sought for Cottam Parkway
Lancashire County Council have agreed to advertise for a contractor to deliver the main elements of Cottam Parkway station. The station will be located on the Preston-Blackpool line. Click here
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More investment announced in Restoring Your Railway Fund update
Nine schemes will share £15m of funding following the completion of an initial business case that was supported by RYR funding in the Ideas Fund. It was released alongside a
Continue reading Councillors back three new stations near Rochdale
A motion calling for three new railways stations to be investigated has been passed by Rochdale Borough Council. The council will write to Transport for Greater Manchester and Rochdale Stations
Continue reading Work begins on Carr Mill business case
St Helens Council have commenced work on the Strategic Outline Business Case for a railway station serving Carr Mill. The station is a long held ambition for the area and
Continue reading Public vote opens to name new Liverpool station
Members of the public have been given the opportunity to vote on the name of the railway station proposed at the St James site, which is located between Liverpool Central
Continue reading Council confirms Stoke-Leek study
Local councils will begin work in the spring on a study into restoring the railway line between Stoke-on-Trent and Leek. They have received funding from the Restoring your Railway fund.
Continue reading Cottam Parkway consultation opens
Lancashire County Council have opened up a consultation into the proposed railway station at Cottam Parkway between Preston and Blackpool. The consultation will be open until 31 January 2022. The
Continue reading Planning permission granted for Headbolt Lane
Construction is expected to start next month following the granting of planning permission to build a railway station at Headbolt Lane. The line serving the station will be the first
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Thirteen proposals receive funding from Restoring your Railway ideas fund
The Department for Transport have confirmed that thirteen bids to the third round of the Restoring your Railway ideas fund have been awarded funding, enabling them to progress initial Strategic
Continue reading Council seeks Prime Minister’s support for Fleetwood link
Lancashire County Council is writing to the Prime Minister to ask for his continued personal support in the reopening of a rail link which could play a vital role in
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