Horden station is a step closer to becoming a reality: plans have been submitted for planning permission for the new station on the Durham Coast Line. From the artist's impression it looks fairly uninspiring - bus shelters underneath a steel footbridge.
From the linked article:
There's quite a lot more detailing the plans within the linked page . Of interest might be this bit on facilties:
From the linked article:
Horden station plans submitted
Plans have been submitted by Network Rail for a new £10.55 million station on the Durham coast.
Developed in conjunction with us [Durham County Council], the proposal for Horden, near Peterlee, would see two 100 metre platforms built, along with a foot bridge, shelters, a 120 space car park and stops for regular bus services.
Council leader, Cllr Simon Henig, said: "It has been a long time coming, and required a lot of hard work, but it is very pleasing to see this key project reach such an important stage.
"A new station is sorely needed in the east of our county and, if agreed through the planning process, this would be a great boost to the local economy, providing much better access to employment opportunities for local people."
Project has public backing
A public consultation on the plans in 2016 saw almost 1,400 responses with 98.6 per cent of people in the area saying they would use the station if it was built.
Subsequent projections anticipate over 70,000 passengers could use the station, on South East View, each year.
If given the go ahead then work - which would be funded by the council, £4.4m from the Department for Transport's New Station Fund, and a grant from the North East Local Enterprise Partnership - could begin as soon as early 2019, ahead of an opening date in spring 2020.
Trains would stop hourly in both directions and link Horden into the local and national train network.
Aidan Talbott, Network Rail principal programme sponsor said: "Network Rail is delighted to be working with the council in the design and delivery of the new station for Horden and Peterlee.
"It is rewarding to work together on a project which is forecast to be so beneficial for the community and which has had such positive responses during public consultations thus far.
"We look forward to continuing to work with the council and residents going forward."
There's quite a lot more detailing the plans within the linked page . Of interest might be this bit on facilties:
It is proposed that the station would be unstaffed with two platforms suitable for existing trains.
There would be:
- no buildings - but the platforms would have waiting shelters, benches, lighting columns, help points and CCTV
- an uncovered steel footbridge with stairs and ramps
- a car park for up to 120 cars with associated taxi, drop off and bus route
- new access roads and footways from nearby roads /