Tiny tiny car park there though.Or maybe it's the absolutely huge demand for direct London services from Severn Tunnel Junction!
Although, in all seriousness, I think it's likely that it would be quite popular with people living in (for example) Magor, who currently have to drive to the centre of Newport to catch the train (or to Bristol Parkway); instead they could just drive to STJ.
Build more spaces - how hard can it be?
Or maybe it's the absolutely huge demand for direct London services from Severn Tunnel Junction!
Although, in all seriousness, I think it's likely that it would be quite popular with people living in (for example) Magor, who currently have to drive to the centre of Newport to catch the train (or to Bristol Parkway); instead they could just drive to STJ.
No idea! But, from an environmental perspective, surely it's better for people to drive to STJ (pretty much in the middle of nowhere) than the centre of Newport?
Which is irrelevant to revenue abstraction.
Of course. But hopefully the railway industry will be able to look beyond just revenue in future.
I think at one time London was the third popular destination after Bristol/Cardiff but post Covid fewer will be travelling to London for a long time.Or maybe it's the absolutely huge demand for direct London services from Severn Tunnel Junction!
Although, in all seriousness, I think it's likely that it would be quite popular with people living in (for example) Magor, who currently have to drive to the centre of Newport to catch the train (or to Bristol Parkway); instead they could just drive to STJ.
There are firm plans for a new Car park to the south of the station.A junction onto the M4 via the old Toll area has also been mooted.Build more spaces - how hard can it be?
There was also a plan as part of the M4 relief for a new Junction on the M4 just to the west of STJ which would do the same job.Not sure if thats still part of the M4 relief plan B.
I think the new Car Park is a Metro project
Grand Union did say that they were going to improve parking at STJ but I also think that the Metro project included it as well. What is clear is that this station serves people going in different directions by train and the present car park is inadequate.
'Depot' is a bit of an elaboration - it is just some servicing facilities in what otherwise look like bay platforms at the south end of the southbound platform at Wrexham.
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Maybe one day it could happen.There is also a plan for a Parkway on the old Llanwern site near the CAF plant,but not sure if thats been canned.
Depends if the primary aim of the station would be to attract new passengers or reduce the numbers driving in to Newport city centre
I'm guessing it would attract passengers from a good way west of Newport, although perhaps less than if the 2 lane bit of the M4 round Newport had heen bypassed.
The Jacobite and NYMR Whitby extensions are also very successful.
Fundamentally he has made many proposals that would bring custom to the industry. His proposals have largely floundered as a result of protectionist government policy - see W&S and the VT MoC clauses, as well as obviously the rejection here. GC (WC) failed because of Covid restrictions.
It's certainly a very convoluted process in the UK that stifles competition. Contrast with RegioJet in Czechia (and other countries) - they launched a Prague to Rijeka service last summer in just 6 weeks which runs through five countries.
