Reading Green Park railway station
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| Proposed location of Green Park railway station, looking north from Kirtons Farm Road overbridge. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Reading |
| Local authority | Reading ; West Berkshire |
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| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
Green Park railway station was a proposed railway station in Reading, Berkshire. The station was intended to serve the proposed Green Park Village residential development, the existing Green Park Business Park and the Madejski Stadium. It was planned to be located on the Reading to Basingstoke Line, south of Southcote Junction.[1][2]
[edit] Proposals
Plans were announced in July 2007 and approved by the Office of Rail Regulation in March 2009. Construction was originally expected to commence in early 2009, with completion in early 2010. However, by late November 2010 construction had not commenced. Submissions were made to extend the planning permission for the station, which were due to expire in late 2010 and early 2011.[1][2][3][4]
It was reported that the extended applications for planning consent contain a clause which, if approved, would ensure the developer of Green Park Village pays a premium of £4.26 million to find an alternative developer for the station if work has not begun on it within two years.[5]
The station was expected to be served by stopping services operated by First Great Western between Reading and Basingstoke, with an expected frequency of two trains per hour in each direction. Additional services would have been provided on match days. The proposed station had two 5-car long canopied platforms and an interchange with the existing Green Park Park and Ride bus system.[2]
[edit] Suspension
On 27 October 2011 the owners of the business park, Prupim, announced that plans for the station had been suspended after a local housing development project had been scaled down.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Reading Green Park Station, Berkshire". Office of Rail Regulation. http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/pdf/ld-Reading_GPk_decdoc.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
- ^ a b c "GreenParkVillage - Railway station". GreenParkVillage. http://www.greenparkvillage.co.uk/station.html. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
- ^ "Planning application details - 10/01905/FUL". Reading Borough Council. http://planning.reading.gov.uk/publicaccess/tdc/DcApplication/application_detailview.aspx?caseno=LA4A8YMS03O00. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
- ^ "Planning documents - Case Number : 10/02603/XCOMIN". West Berkshire Council. http://planning.westberks.gov.uk/rpp/index.asp?caseref=10/02603/XCOMIN. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
- ^ "Planners talk Green Park railway". getreading.co.uk (Reading Post - S&B media 2010). 2010-10-13. http://www.getreading.co.uk/business/s/2080208_planners_talk_green_park_railway_. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
- ^ Millward, David (27 October 2011). "Green Park station plan hits the buffers". Get Reading. http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/s/2102282_green_park_station_plan_hits_the_buffers. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
Coordinates: 51°25′36.24″N 1°0′4.82″W / 51.4267333°N 1.0013389°W
