Plans for a railway station at Headbolt Lane have stepped forward following agreement to allocate £66m from the Transforming Cities Fund. The full scheme includes the extension of the Merseyrail
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Budget supports several railway schemes
Several proposed railway schemes have been mentioned in the Budget today (Wednesday 3 March). £40m to support regular services between Exeter and Okehampton subject to final approval of contracts and
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Aldridge moves forward following £400k land deal
West Midlands Combined Authority have approved a land purchase for £400k currently owned by the NHS. The signing of the deal supports current work on the Aldridge railway station business
Continue readingConsultation set to open into Leeds Bradford Airport Parkway
A new consultation is set to open on Monday 18 January for a new railway station located north of Horsforth on the Leeds-Harrogate line. The station is expected to ease
Continue readingReport outlines progress on Bristol railway proposals
A report presented to the West of England Combined Authority Joint Committee has provided updates on proposals to enhance the rail network around Bristol. It has identified the timeline of
Continue readingWisbech rail plan business case signed off
In a historic vote, the business case for re-opening the Wisbech rail link was this week approved by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority. The Transport and Infrastructure Committee was
Continue readingTwo NSF3 bids confirmed for West Yorkshire stations
Two bids to the New Stations Fund 3 have been submitted by West Yorkshire for new railway stations at Thorpe Park and White Rose. The bid comes following analysis of
Continue readingDraft Wisbech business case puts cost at £220m
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Board reviewed the latest draft of the March-Wisbech business case. The draft full business case puts the project at GRIP 3B. Further work has
Continue readingWisbech railway line could cost £200m
Reopening the railway line between Wisbech and March to enable two trains per hour has been priced at £200.4m at 2019 prices in a report to the Transport committee for
Continue readingWhite Rose progresses to Full Business Case
Proposals to create a railway station near the White Rose shopping centre on the railway line between Leeds and Huddersfield has moved to Full Business Case stage after a gateway
Continue readingInterim station option proposed for Cambridge South
Following feedback that a railway station at Cambridge South would not be delivered until at least 2027, work has begun on developing plans for an interim station that could open
Continue readingNetwork Rail agrees to build Soham railway station
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has contracted Network Rail to build the new station and footbridge, car and cycle park, plus access road with bus turning circle. Current plans
Continue readingWhite Rose consultation opens as funding approval sought
A pre-planning consultation for the proposed railway station serving the White Rose Centre to the south of Leeds opened last month. The consultation is expected to close on 30 November.
Continue readingFunding bid could accelerate Soham delivery
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority is to be asked to approve an £18m funding bid to build a railway station at Soham. The bid will enable the next stages
Continue readingHeadbolt Lane and St James included in Liverpool City Region Plan
A report to be considered at the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s next meeting in September, sets out a priority list of 18 green transport projects, including two new railway
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