Skelmersdale set to progress in 2021

Lancashire County Council are expected to conclude the Strategic Outline Business Case for the railway line serving Skelmersdale in early 2021. Network Rail and Mott MacDonald have confirmed that a

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Council pledges £2m to clear Skelmersdale station site

Lancashire County Council have pledged £2m to clear the college buildings that sit on the site of the proposed railway station for Skelmersdale and progress further work for the development

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Mixed updates for Liverpool City Region proposals

Progress has been made on a number of proposals across the Liverpool City Region following an update to the rail strategy that will be discussed this week. The GRIP 3

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Council commits to Skelmersdale outline business case

Lancashire County Council have approved the development of an outline business case for restoring the railway line serving Skelmersdale. Click here for the article

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Skelmersdale study funding boost

Merseytravel are set to allocate up to £765,000 towards the detailed work into the design for the proposed railway line serving Skelmersdale. This follows over £4m being allocated by Lancashire

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Skelmersdale could attract 1.3m passengers per annum

Skelmersdale railway station could attract 1.3m passengers per annum following the commitment of over £5m towards a GRIP3 study. The preferred site for the railway station was selected recently. Click

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Preferred site for Skelmersdale railway station identified

Lancashire County Council, in partnership with West Lancashire Borough Council and Merseytravel, has identified the former Glenburn Sports College/Westbank Campus site as the preferred location for a railway station for

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Skelmersdale station location study commissioned

Lancashire County Council have commissioned Network Rail to deliver a report that will assess the proposed locations for the railway station serving Skelmersdale. Two sites have been put forward with

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Skelmersdale Report Announced

A report to investigate options for connecting Skelmersdale into the National Rail Network has received contributions from Lancashire County Council and Merseytravel. Click here for further information This report was

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