Newport West railway station
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Newport West railway station is a proposed station to serve the western suburbs of the city of Newport
. The Newport City Council
unitary development plan sets aside an area in Coedkernew
adjacent to the Great Western Main Line
for the station. As of May 2008 three parcels of land have been acquired by the urban regeneration company Newport Unlimited
at the site of the station. The Network Rail
Route Utilisation Strategy published in November 2008 confirms the SEWTA aspiration for a station in Coedkernew.
Newport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...
. The Newport City Council
Newport City Council
Newport City Council is the governing body for the city of Newport, one of the subdivisions of Wales within the United Kingdom. It consists of 50 councillors, representing the city's 20 wards. Since the 2008 election, the council has been controlled jointly by the Conservatives and Liberal...
unitary development plan sets aside an area in Coedkernew
Coedkernew
Coedkernew is a community in the south west of the city of Newport, South Wales, in the Marshfield ward.The parish is bounded by Percoed reen to the south, Nant-y-Selsig to the southwest, and Pound Hill to the west. The northern boundary is formed from Gwern-y-cleppa to junction 28 of the M4, then...
adjacent to the Great Western Main Line
Great Western Main Line
The Great Western Main Line is a main line railway in Great Britain that runs westwards from London Paddington station to the west of England and South Wales. The core Great Western Main Line runs from London Paddington to Temple Meads railway station in Bristol. A major branch of the Great...
for the station. As of May 2008 three parcels of land have been acquired by the urban regeneration company Newport Unlimited
Newport Unlimited
Newport Unlimited is an Urban Regeneration Company created in 2003 to help counter the impacts of the continued decline in heavy industry and manufacturing in Newport: e.g...
at the site of the station. The Network Rail
Network Rail
Network Rail is the government-created owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in Great Britain .; it is not responsible for railway infrastructure in Northern Ireland...
Route Utilisation Strategy published in November 2008 confirms the SEWTA aspiration for a station in Coedkernew.