Controversial plans for a new railway station between Cheltenham and Gloucester have been shelved after the government said it wanted more details (link below.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/6645811.stmThe Department for Transport told the county council it needed to resolve "a number of outstanding issues" before the ^40m Parkway scheme could go ahead.
There have been concerns that a new station could lead to the closure of one or both of the other two at Gloucester and Cheltenham.
The
DfT» has asked for commitment to the scheme from train operators.
But Gloucestershire County Council said that was not possible because the government was still in the process of awarding new franchises.
The new station had featured as part of the South West Regional Planning Assessment For The Railway (link below.)
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