📋 Tender Overview
Two Key Rail Projects In The West Have Been Given The Green Light Today (8 July) By The Government, Following JuneS Spending Review Announcement. Commuters Between Portishead And Bristol Are A Step Closer To Benefitting From A New Rail Link As The Project To Reinstate The Disused Railway Receives Investment, And Two New Stations At Wellington And Cullompton Will Be Built, Improving Transport Links In Somerset And Devon. Portishead Line The Government Is Investing A Further Ps27 Million To Reinstate Passenger Rail Services Between Portishead And Bristol City Centre. Once Complete, The New Passenger Service Will Connect 50,000 Residents To The Railway Network By Reopening A Line That Was Closed In 1964. The Scheme Is Part Of The , Which Will Bring Suburban Services To More Stations Across The West Of England. A New Hourly Train Timetable Will Provide Economic And Leisure Opportunities For Passengers And Support A New Housing Development. Wellington And Cullompton Stations New Stations Will Be Built At Wellington In Somerset And Cullompton In Devon, Making Travel To Exeter And Beyond Quicker And Easier And Unlocking A New Housing Development. Once Complete, Wellington And Cullompton Will Provide Two Additional Stations That Will Serve The Great Western Mainline From London Paddington To Penzance And Sit Either Side Of Tiverton Parkway Station. The Original Stations Closed In 1964 And Both Towns Have Grown In Population Since Then And Are The Largest Settlements Unserved By A Rail Station Between Exeter And Taunton. Marcus Jones, Network RailS Western Route Director, Said: WeRe Pleased That These Two Projects Have Been Given The Go Ahead In Our Region, Providing Significant Economic Benefits As Well As Boosting Sustainable Travel Options For Commuters In Somerset, Devon, And Bristol. Improved Rail Links Connect People With Job And Leisure Opportunities That Support Local Economies, And We Look Forward To Bringing The Railway Closer To Communities That HavenT Had Easy Access To Train Journeys For More Than 60 Years. Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Journalists Emily Maiden Network Rail We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of , 30,000 And The Thousands Of , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: Visit Our Online Newsroom:
