Bow Street railway station

Bow Street
Bow Street station view northwards, towards Machynlleth 2 June 1962
Location
Place Bow Street
Operations
Original company Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Pre-grouping Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
1876 Opened
1965 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Bow Street is a closed railway station in Bow Street, Ceredigion, on the Cambrian Line, that was opened in 1876 and operated by the Aberystwith [sic] and Welsh Coast Railway. The station was closed in 1965 as part of the Beeching Cuts but will reopen by March 2020.

Reopening

The Welsh Government commissioned a study into the reopening of the station in 2015.[1]

In December 2016 the Welsh Government made an application to the UK Government for £4 million towards the reopening of the station at a site further south from the original station which is currently occupied by a builders' merchants.[2][3] The new plans included facilities for a 110 capacity car park, bicycle storage and a bus & coach interchange.[4]

In July 2017 it was announced that the station had been approved funding from the Department for Transport.[5] The new station will cost around £6.8 million and will be completed in March 2020.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Study into opening new Bow Street rail station". BBC News. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Funding hopes for Bow Street Aberystwyth railway station". BBC News. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "New railway station near Aberystwyth 'would boost economy'". BBC News. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Spencer, Caleb. "Plans for new Bow Street railway station unveiled". Aberystwyth Today. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "New station boost for passengers thanks to £16 million government investment". Department for Transport. UK Government. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "New railway station near Aberystwyth given £4m UK funding". BBC News. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.


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