Caerleon railway station
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Parameter validation".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "check for deprecated parameters". Caerleon railway station is a former station serving Caerleon on the east side of the city of Newport, Wales and a proposed future station as part of the South Wales Metro.
History
The station was opened by the Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway on 21 December 1874.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn This came after the absorption of the Pontypool company by the Great Western Railway.Template:Sfn The station closed to passengers on 30 April 1962Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn and to all traffic on 29 November 1965.Template:Sfn[1]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The site is now mixed use business premises including a gym, MOT centre and Veterinary Clinic.
Proposed reopening
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". The Newport City Council unitary development plan and Sewta rail strategy in 2006 set out plans for the station to be re-opened.[2] Assessments by Capita Symonds in 2010 evaluated the cost of the project as £14.1m, and highlighted it would be of particular importance given the popular restaurant and pub environment in the town, as well as the 70,000 yearly visitors to the Roman tourist attractions nearby.[3] Caerleon is particularly suited to public transport improvements as it has long had poor air quality. It has been subject to a Newport City Council air quality management area study since January 2018 due to the low standard of air quality in the town centre.[4]
The Welsh Government has commissioned Arup to review the Caerleon Station Grip 3 Report land around the site has been safeguarded by Newport City Council for future reopening[5] but in the near term the station has been neglected in favour of other reopenings predominantly in the Cardiff area.
Nevertheless, Newport City Council has discussed preliminary matters such as the provision of approximately half a hectare for car parking, subject to exact provision being agreed with Welsh Government.[5]
The rail operator Transport for Wales announced in 2018 that Caerleon is a target for reopening as part of the South Wales Metro project.[6] It would join similar proposed facilities at Magor, Cardiff Parkway, and Llanwern.
Proposals to reopen Caerleon station were strengthened following the decision by First Minister Mark Drakeford in 2019 to reject the M4 relief road,[7] which now allows up to £1.4bn to be allocated through the Welsh Government's borrowing facility[8] for improving infrastructure in and around the south east Wales M4.[9]
Services
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Great Western Railway Pontypool, Caerleon and Newport Railway |
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| Cwmbran Line and station open |
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- Disused railway stations in Newport, Wales
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1874
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1962
- Former Great Western Railway stations
- Caerleon
- 1874 establishments in Wales