Things now seem to be happening around the proposed Ashley Down railway station. Here is a message from the Ashley Down Station Project Partnership
"We are contacting you about progress with the new railway station in Ashley Down, which will improve the public transport service in the area.
Our project partnership includes the West of England Combined Authority working with Bristol City Council, Network Rail, Great Western Railways and contractors BAM Nuttall. Works will be carried out by accredited contractors on behalf of Network Rail and Bristol City Council.
We are in the final stages of securing funding for the project and hope it will be confirmed by the end of January 2023. We will then be able to begin delivering a new railway station at Ashley Down, with construction set to take place between early 2023 and 2024.
This means we expect to start engineering works towards the end of February 2023.
Ahead of work starting, we’ve set up two online meetings in January so we can speak with local residents and stakeholders about the works.
The sessions are a chance for us to answer questions and for the project team to set out what the works will involve. Details of these events are below:
Session 1: Tuesday 31 January 2023 from 6.30pm to 8pm – book now [no link - Red Squirrel - maybe try
https://travelwest.info/projects/ashley-down-station. ]
Session 2: Thursday 2 February 2023 from 6.30pm to 8pm – book now [no link - see above]
The construction of the new station, and improvements to public land surrounding the entrance to the station, will involve a temporary closure and diversion of a section of the Concorde Way walking and cycling route.
The new station is being funded by the West of England Combined Authority, in conjunction with Bristol City Council, South Gloucestershire Council and Bath & North-East Somerset Council as part of a wider programme of railway improvements funded by the West of England Combined Authority, known as MetroWest. This aims to improve connectivity, de-carbonise our transport network, and support economic growth across the region.
Following on from the consultation phase in 2020, we are keen to keep lines of communication open with you and local residents – both now as we prepare to start work in your area, and throughout the project.
In the meantime, you can find more information about the project at
https://travelwest.info/projects/ashley-down-station.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Transport Engagement at Bristol City Council by emailing
transport.engagement@bristol.gov.uk or phoning 0117 903 6449 and leaving a message on the answerphone.
Ashley Down Station Project Partnership"
I have renamed this thread to cover all aspects of the development of this station.