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Cabinet considers rail report

Posted on 28/08/09

Leicestershire Councty CouncilCabinet Office

28 August 2009Cabinet considers rail report

Reintroducing a Leicester-Burton railway service would cost 50 million and require a 4 million subsidy every year, a County Council report reveals.

Leicestershire County Council commissioned consultants Scott Wilson to look at the possibility of upgrading the Leicester-Coalville-Burton freight line, building stations and reintroducing a passenger service, in the light of housing developments proposed for the area.

The report says:

  • It would cost 50 million to upgrade the line and build stations, to enable a passenger service to be reintroduced
  • A major problem would be access to Leicester station, as a new, northern chord line would have to be built from the Burton line at Knighton, involving demolition and relocation of some businesses
  • The service would require an annual subsidy of 4 million
  • The likely income from passengers would be 548,000 per year
  • An extra 268,000 houses would have to be built, to generate enough patronage to make the line cost effective
  • A recent study by the Association of Train Operating Companies came up with very similar conclusions on costs

A report to the Councils ruling Cabinet advises members to agree that, although reintroducing a passenger service is a valid long-term aspiration, it is not something the Council should be pursuing, due to the likely financial impact.

Lesley Pendleton, Cabinet member for transport, said: We would all like to see passenger services reintroduced through the heart of north west Leicestershire and the National Forest but, sadly, we have to accept that its too much for Council Taxpayers to be able to afford.

The Cabinet will discuss the report at 2.30pm on September 8th.

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