Motorists warned over railway station’s car park closure

Motorists who use a West Midlands park and ride facility have been warned of disruption due to resurfacing work on the railway station’s car park.

The work begins at Berkswell station in Balsall Common on Monday (February 20) and lasts until the following Friday, during which time the car park will be closed.

However, the station itself will remain open and trains will not be affected.

The work is being carried out by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), part of the West Midlands Combined Authority.

The authority has also warned that motorists should not leave their vehicles in the car park overnight from Sunday (February 19).

Parking enforcement will be in operation and any vehicle left overnight may be moved by TfWM’s contractor and the cost recovered against the vehicle owner.
 
Pete Bond, TfWM’s director of transport services, said: “We apologise in advance for any inconvenience these works may cause but they need to be done and once complete will enhance the station environment.

“Motorists can play their part by considering using public transport to get to the station and we encourage those who live within a mile of the station to leave their car at home and to walk or cycle.”

The station is not directly served by a bus but there are stops in nearby Balsall Common served by the No 83 Solihull-Meriden via Balsall Common, No 87 Coventry-Solihull via Balsall Common, No 88 Solihull-Balsall Common via Knowle, and the No 233 Solihull-Kenilworth via Knowle Green, Balsall Common, Tile Hill and Burton Green.

The nearest alternative park and ride facilities are at Hampton-in-Arden and Tile Hill stations but existing demand is already high so anyone planning to use these facilities is advised to arrive in enough time to get a space.

The work is part of the ongoing improvement programme being carried out on park and ride facilities in the West Midlands, which has so far invested £17m. There are now more than 8,500 free spaces at 40 heavily used rail car parks and three Midland Metro tram stops across the region.

These spaces are calculated to take around three million journeys off the region’s roads each year, reducing carbon emissions by more than 6,000 tonnes.
 

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