Edginswell railway station

Edginswell railway station is a proposed station in the Edginswell area of Torquay, Devon. The station would be located on the Riviera Line between Newton Abbot and Torre stations. Edginswell will be the location of employment and housing development and the new station will support this development.[1] The station would also serve Torbay Hospital, The Willows retail park and the Torquay Gateway development area.

Proposals and funding

Torbay Council approved plans on 27 November 2016 for the construction of a new railway station to include the following: two single-sided station platforms, provision of a footbridge between platforms, an elevated walkway and access ramps, cycle spaces, extended footpath along Riviera Way, lighting and CCTV, and platform furniture to include shelter and signage. The proposed development to which the application relates is situated within 10 metres of relevant railway land.[2] Lack of funding has prevented any construction work.

Approval of planning permission expired November 2019, but a new application for funding was made in June 2020 for a new design incorporating lifts instead of ramps. If government funding is approved a new planning application would be made. [3] The station was awarded £7.8m from the New Stations Fund in November 2020.[4]

References
  1. Heart of the South West Local Transport Board "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Torbay Council. "Planning". P/2016/0078. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. Belso, Nikki. "Torbay Weekly". Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. Henderson, Guy. "Chancellor gives green light for new Torquay railway station". In Your Area. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
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