New Stations Fund

The New Stations Fund is a programme by the United Kingdom Department for Transport to partially fund new railway stations in conjunction with local authorities or developers.

Pye Corner is one of the stations created by the New Stations Fund.

First round

The first round was launched in 2013[1] and funded £20m across five stations:[2]

Second round

The second round was launched in 2016 and funded £16m across five stations:[3]

Third round

The third round was launched in 2020 and was originally worth £20m but later increased to £32m. [4] Applications closed on 5 June 2020.[5] The winners were announced in November 2020.[6] [4]

References
  1. Gov.UK https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-provides-funding-for-new-train-stations
  2. Network Rail https://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/passengers/station-improvements/new-stations-fund
  3. Railway Gazette https://www.railwaygazette.com/five-new-stations-funded/44918.article
  4. National Infrastructure Strategy National Infrastructure Strategy p.41
  5. Gov.UK https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/re-opening-beeching-era-lines-and-stations/re-opening-beeching-era-lines-and-stations#proposals-for-new-or-restored-stations
  6. New Stations Fund https://cdn.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/New-Stations-Fund-3-Q-and-A.pdf
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