Plans announced to improve Charlbury Station
There's more good news for rail users with the following news from the County Council...
Oxfordshire County Council is starting major improvement work at Charlbury Station as part of its continuing investment to upgrade local rail stations.
Charlbury is one of the busiest stations along the Cotswolds and Malverns Line, and its popularity is increasing every year.
The county council has been working with the train company First Great Western and Charlbury Town Council on ways to improve the station for the increasing number of passengers.
Some improvements are already in place and more are due to follow over the next two years. The latest work, worth £170,000, is being funded by the county council, with a contribution from First Great Western.
What does the work include?
- A new footpath from Dyers Hill along the station approach road;
- Footpath lighting to improve safety and security;
- Widening the station approach to reduce congestion at busy times;
- Resurfacing station approach and some of the car park to allow more parking;
- Security and safety fencing.
Once complete, the work will make it easier and safer for pedestrians and cyclists to reach the station and better overall for the many people from West Oxfordshire who use the station every day.
If a funding bid to the Department for Transport is successful, the county council and First Great Western intend carrying out further work at the station later this year.
Councillor Ian Hudspeth, Oxfordshire County Council's Cabinet Member for Transport Implementation, said: ‘We are committed to enhancing the station environment at Charlbury, making it a safer and more pleasant experience for all station users. Improvements are long overdue and I am delighted the county council has now been able to make them happen.”
Richard Rowland, First Great Western’s Regional Manager, commented: “Charlbury is an important station for us and we have already renovated the listed station building.
"We are pleased to be working with the county council again by providing funding for the latest improvements. I hope our passengers will appreciate our joint efforts.”