“This is an output driven scheme, seeking to radically transform and extend the role the North Cotswold Line plays in meeting and stimulating sustainable population and economic growth across five counties stretching from the borders of Wales and the South Midlands to the western end of the Oxford to Cambridge Arc.”
Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Chair of North Cotswold Line Task Force
Select here to read the Strategic Outline Business Case.
Proposal
The proposal for the North Cotswold Line transformation
Benefits
Supports
50,00 new homesAdds
£33m GVA to the economy each yearCreates
750 new jobsSustains
Tourist economy 90 million visitors each yearProtects
Precious and internationally important rural environmentsScope and Case
Track Doubling
North Oxford-HanboroughEvesham-Pershore
Stations
Two new platforms at Hanborough and PershoreCost
Circa £200 millionHigh Value for Money
More than £2 for every £1 spentImprovements
Before 2030Realising the potential of the North Cotswold Line
Progressing Forward to Delivery
- The ‘Strategic Outline Business Case’ (SOBC) was submitted to the government in January 2020
- In autumn 2021, Transport Minister Chris Heaton-Harris MP supported the scheme moving to the ‘Outline Business Case’ (OBC) stage.
- Funded by the Task Force local authorities, OBC work started in November 2021.
- Using the principles of Network Rail’s new ‘PACE’ process (Project Acceleration in a Controlled Environment) the OBC is examining the swiftest, best value-for-money scheme delivery.