Kenilworth railway station

[Andyjs247]

Would be nice if the electric service, when running, were extended down to Oxford covering the local stations...Give an opportunity for a station in the Harbury/Bishop's Itchington area long term as well.

Before anyone says anything, I know it won't happen.

Well maybe it would be possible if some of the freight that goes that way currently, went via the new electric spine instead...

 

[Kettledrum]

Would there be any advantages of re-opening the Kenilworth to Berkswell line?

The distance from Kenilworth to Berkswell is only 6 miles, but trains would miss out Coventry by using it, so I assume any advantages would be for freight, diversionary or network resilience reasons only.

 

[The Planner]

Not really as HS2 plan to plonk themselves on it.

 

[orpine]

£11.3million? Isn't that rather expensive? I mean I'm guessing it's going to be a fairly small affair, similar to Warwick's.

The tracks already exist and I'd be surprised if they don't own the land. How come it's going to cost so much?

 

[Eagle]

The tracks already exist

Only one track; the station needs a passing loop and second platform at the very least.

and I'd be surprised if they don't own the land. How come it's going to cost so much?

They don't own the land where the station buildings and car park would be; that's currently the site of a timber yard (thankfully whose owners agreed quite a long time ago to sell up whenever the station plans got off the ground).

 

[Trog]

Only one track; the station needs a passing loop and second platform at the very least.

Bay line and two platforms.

 

[Cherry_Picker]

This artists impression has been floating around for a good six months. It was published again today (link) but has been used by the BBC and Coventry Telegraph from as far back as May.

 

[Eagle]

This artists impression has been floating around for a good six months.

More than that, it's from the planning application that was approved (by Warks CC) almost three years ago.

 

[MK Tom]

Looks like it was done in an early version of Google SketchUp.

Is the station site not on the present loop then?

 

[Eagle]

No, the loop is further to the north by about a quarter of a mile.

 

[The Planner]

Don't get your hopes up, all that is planned at the minute for the shuttle is a single platform, no extra track (apart from the crossover at Leamington).