Work begins on £197m railway line to reconnect Portishead after 60 years
More than 50,000 people in North Somerset are a step closer to getting train services back after more than 60 years, as work begins to restore the railway line to Portishead.
The government has invested over £63m to reconnect Portishead and Pill to the railway network as part of a £197m funding package agreed with the West of England Combined Authority and North Somerset Council.
Services are due to begin in 2028, with passengers able to travel directly between Portishead and Bristol Temple Meads in around 25 minutes — less ... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
