Devizes railway station plans progress with technical analysis completed

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 06:03 · Archive

Plans to restore a railway link to Devizes, closed in the 1960s, have progressed after technical analysis confirmed the planned layout can be delivered.

Devizes Town Council will hear an update on Thursday, 15 October, from the Devizes Gateway Steering Group on efforts to restore the rail link that was closed in the 1960s. The steering group has met four times since February and has further meetings scheduled as planning continues.

Andrew Robinson, senior strategy planner for the South-West at Network Rail, has recently presented technical findings to the group. Following a Wiltshire Railways Improvement Plan study into Westbury station, investigative work examined operational and timetabling requirements for Westbury's Platform 0. The analysis has confirmed that the planned hourly service from Paddington to Westbury, calling at Devizes Gateway, can be delivered with the necessary track provision, track layout and signalling. The costs for reinstatement have been identified.

An economic appraisal will now begin, assessing the benefit to cost ratio of the project. Improvements to Westbury station would also support additional services between Warminster and Swindon.

How it is being reported

• Railway station project moving forward as updates to be revealedPlans to link a Wiltshire town to the railway network after decades could take a step forward.Gazette & Herald · 15 Oct, 05:00
• Railway station project moving forward as updates to be revealedPlans to link a Wiltshire town to the railway network after decades could take a step forward.Wiltshire Times · 15 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Devizes · Devizes Town Council · Devizes Gateway Steering Group · Westbury · Network Rail · Andrew Robinson

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