Worcester (Norton) Parkway railway station
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| Norton Junction, and the site of the original station. The new station would be several chains along the left branch. | |||
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Worcester (Norton) Parkway is a proposed new railway station in Norton, Worcester, United Kingdom. [1] It has yet to be passed and is still in planning stages (after many years).
It would be located on the Cotswold and Cross Country Lines.
It would be likely for Worcester Shrub Hill to close, to justify the passenger numbers. [2]
It would give Worcester long distance InterCity trains that normally do not stop, bypassing Worcester.
It would provide Park and Ride facilities, with a large car park.
It would have 3 or 4 platforms. Two on a lower level, on the XC route, and one or two on an upper level on the Cotswold Line (depending on whether double track would be restored).
[edit] History
There was a station called Norton Junction not far from the site of the proposed station. However, it was axed in the 1960s.
The new station was first suggested in the 1970s, but it was rejected due to cost. Now, new homes have been built in Worcester (notably Warndon) and nearby so there is more of a case now.
[edit] References
- ^ DFT
- ^ http://archive.thisisworcestershire.co.uk/2005/8/12/370646.html The Worcester News
[edit] See also
- Worcester (North) Parkway railway station - another proposed parkway station
- Worcester Foregate Street railway station - the town centre station
- Worcester Shrub Hill railway station - the town interchange station
- The Cotswold Line
- The Cross Country Route
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