Commuters consulted on £14m plans for Bromsgrove railway station
BUSINESS commuters are being consulted on plans to upgrade Bromsgrove railway station. Exhibitions outlining how the new £14.4m interchange will look are now under way.
Representatives from Worcestershire County Council and Centro, the region’s transport authority, have been gathering the views of people in the town centre and commuters using the current station.
The public consultation will run until March 17 and comments will be incorporated as far as possible into the design of the proposed new station, which will be built about 400m south of the existing facility in Aston Fields.
The scheme will be jointly funded by Worcestershire County Council and Centro, working in partnership with the Department for Transport and Network Rail.
Work is due to start in spring 2014 and is scheduled for completion in summer 2015.
The new interchange will include a station building, four platforms connected by a footbridge and lifts, and a 350-space car park.
The station project will facilitate electrification of the line between Barnt Green and Bromsgrove by Network Rail.
The electrification project is due for completion in summer 2016 and will allow increased frequency of trains between Bromsgrove and Birmingham.
Worcestershire County Council’s Cabinet Member for transport, Cllr John Smith, said: “This new rail station for Bromsgrove is a great boost for the town and will greatly improve transport choice and connections for residents travelling from and to it.
“I hope everyone will take the opportunity to give us their feedback on the plans, which will help to ensure the new station is indeed the right station for Bromsgrove.”
Centro chairman Cllr John McNicholas said: “This is an exciting development for Bromsgrove which will bring great benefits to the town and I would urge people to give us their views.”
An exhibition bus will be at Bromsgrove railway station between 7-9.45am and 4-6pm and in Bromsgrove High Street between 10.30am-3.30pm on January 29 and 30.
People can also give their views by filling in an online questionnaire at www.worcestershire.gov.uk/bromsgrovestation or by writing to Freepost RSGG-HSZK-HSGL, Worcestershire County Council, Transport Policy & Strategy Team, County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester, WR5 2NP.
