New Stations Fund Explained

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.

First round

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

• Pye Corner opened 2014
• Newcourt opened 2015
• Lea Bridge opened 2016
• Ilkeston opened 2017
• Kenilworth opened 2018

Second round

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

• Warrington West opened 2019
• Horden opened 2020
• Bow Street opened 2021
• Reading Green Park opened 2023
• Portway Park & Ride opened 2023

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.^{[4] [5]} The winners were announced in November 2020.^[6]

• Torquay Gateway
• opened on 31 July 2023

The third round was supplemented on 26 May 2021 when in a DfT news story "£401 million investment into upgrades to deliver brighter rail future" an additional £15 million was allocated to build new stations at Marsh Barton in Exeter, and White Rose and Thorpe Park in Leeds. The latter pair were among the four first mentioned in DfT's 29 November 2017 policy paper "Connecting people: A strategic vision for rail" (page 25, paragraph 2.43).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Government provides funding for new train stations. 2022-01-20. GOV.UK. en.
2. Web site: New Stations Fund. 2022-01-20. Network Rail. en-GB.
3. Web site: Five new stations funded. 2022-01-20. Railway Gazette International. en.
4. Web site: National Infrastructure Strategy. 41.
5. Web site: Restoring Your Railway Fund. Department for Transport.
6. Web site: New Stations Fund.