A railway station at Ashton Gate has been ruled out of the initial phase 1 plans for MetroWest following a study that advised that it would be cost prohibitive to
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Location of Portishead Station to be decided in early 2015
The location of Portishead Railway Station to be decided in the first quarter of 2015. Click here for the story
Continue readingCampaign Group for Ashton to be launched
A campaign group is to be launched to open a railway station at Ashton as part of the reopening of the line to Portishead. Click here for the story
Continue readingPreferred Portishead Station Site Chosen
The preferred site for a railway station at Portishead has been identified as the option across Quays Avenue following a consultation that was held earlier this year. However, the station
Continue readingMetroWest Phase 1 Plan Submitted
The first phase of the MetroWest project has been submitted to government. The £58m plan includess reopening the railway line to Portishead. Click here for the Story
Continue readingWork starts on Portishead Level Crossing proposal
Work has started on a proposal to install a Level Crossing on the reopened Portishead Railway Line. It follows a consultation with regards to the location of Portishead Railway Station
Continue readingPortishead Councillors support Town Centre site
Portishead Councillors are urging transport chiefs to look at placing the new railway station for Portishead in the centre of the town following the recent consultation about the location of
Continue readingProposed Schemes Benefit from Growth Deal Announcements
A large number of proposed railway stations and lines have benefited from the Growth Deal’s agreed today. Further details about these can be found in the Local Growth Fund Round
Continue readingPortishead Location Consultation Launched
A consultation has been launched to review the proposed locations for the new railway station being proposed for Portishead. Three locations have been shortlisted. Click here for the story The
Continue readingPublic Transport Campaigners fight for South West Network Expansion
Public Transport Campaigners across the South West are running campaigns to reopen line across the South West and run new services following the announcements by Network Rail that it is
Continue readingPortishead Reopening delayed to 2018
Paperwork issues have been blamed for the delay to the reopening of the Portishead Railway Line from December 2017 to December 2018. Although the Portishead Railway line has reached GRIP
Continue readingPortishead Branch due by 2017
Phase 1 of the Bristol Metro, which includes the reopening of the Portishead Branch is set to be delivered during 2017. Click here for the story This story was posted
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