New Stations Fund
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The New Stations Fund is a programme by the United Kingdom Department for Transport to partially fund new railway stations in conjunction with local authorities or developers.
First round
The first round was launched in 2013[1] and funded £20m across five stations[2]:
Second round
The second round was launched in 2016 and funded £16m across five stations[3]:
Third round
The third round was launched in 2020 and was worth £20m. Applications closed on 5 June 2020.[4] The winner is to be announced in the autumn of 2020.[5]
References
- ^ Gov.UK https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-provides-funding-for-new-train-stations
- ^ Network Rail https://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/passengers/station-improvements/new-stations-fund
- ^ Railway Gazette https://www.railwaygazette.com/five-new-stations-funded/44918.article
- ^ Gov.UK https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/re-opening-beeching-era-lines-and-stations/re-opening-beeching-era-lines-and-stations#proposals-for-new-or-restored-stations
- ^ New Stations Fund https://cdn.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/New-Stations-Fund-3-Q-and-A.pdf