Newport West railway station

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Newport West
National Rail
LocationCoedkernew, Newport, Wales
Wales
Coordinates51°32′49″N 3°01′19″W / 51.547°N 3.022°W / 51.547; -3.022Coordinates: 51°32′49″N 3°01′19″W / 51.547°N 3.022°W / 51.547; -3.022
Grid referenceST292836

Newport West railway station is a proposed station to serve the western suburbs of the city of Newport, Wales.

History[]

The Newport City Council unitary development plan sets aside an area in Coedkernew adjacent to the Great Western Main Line for the station. As of May 2008 three parcels of land have been acquired by the urban regeneration company Newport Unlimited at the site of the station.[1] The Network Rail Route Utilisation Strategy published in November 2008 confirms the SEWTA aspiration for a station in Coedkernew.[2]

Recent developments[]

See also: Proposed railway stations in Wales

The land around the site has been safeguarded by Newport City Council for "the Welsh Governments proposed Coedkernew Rail Station and strategic park-and-ride currently under consideration"[3] but has in recent years been neglected in favour of station reopenings in the Cardiff area.

However following the decision by First Minister Mark Drakeford in 2019 to reject the M4 relief road proposal,[4] up to £1.4bn is available through the Welsh Government's borrowing facility[5] for improving infrastructure in and around the south east Wales M4. Reopenings in Newport have as a result been again debated.[6]

Preceding station Future services Following station
Cardiff Central   Transport for Wales
South Wales Main Line
   Newport

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Minutes of the Meeting of the Board held on 22 May 2008". Newport Unlimited. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
  2. ^ "Wales Route Utilisation Strategy" (PDF). Network Rail. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Newport City Council Local Development Plan, Council Response to Matters Arising, Hearing Session 6, Transport, Other Infrastructure, Community Facilities" (PDF). Newport City Council. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  4. ^ Shipton, Martin (3 June 2019). "M4 relief road plan 'to be rejected by First Minister'". walesonline. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  5. ^ Davies, Daniel (2 June 2019). "What could you spend £1.4bn on?". Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  6. ^ "'Walkway' rail station plan for Magor". 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.


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