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The Leader of Oxfordshire County Council, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, and the Leader of West Oxfordshire District Council, Cllr James Mills have convened the first meeting of the Hanborough Station Sub-Group of the North Cotswold Line Task Force. The Sub-Group will develop the case for these local services, plans for expanded passenger facilities at Hanborough Station, and engage with local […]

Worcestershire County Council has announced that the new Kidderminster Station building will be open on Sunday 7 June. The brand new glass-fronted station building, which is double the size of the old building, will be fully open to the public from this Sunday. Along with the new building, there have been a number of improvements […]

Worcestershire’s first new railway station in over 100 years is opening on 23 February 2020.   Worcestershire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Economy and Infrastructure, Councillor Ken Pollock, said: “I am delighted to announce the opening of Worcestershire Parkway on behalf of the County Council. The station is set to transform rail travel to and from […]

The Task Force has submitted its case to government detailing a series of improvements to the 86-mile railway line linking Hereford, Worcester and Oxford. The North Cotswold Line Taskforce wants the plan to be added to a list of new rail infrastructure projects to be funded by the government. This is now being assessed by […]

A one-hour House of Commons Westminster Hall debate about the Cotswold Line and the task force report took place on Wednesday 22 January 2020. The debate was opened by Harriet Baldwin, MP for West Worcestershire: “…The North Cotswold line, for those who have not had the pleasure of travelling along it, runs from Oxford to […]