Open access train operator plans station car park expansion

Monmouthshire council is building a new car park on the cleared area visible on the left of this view of Severn Tunnel Junction station, replacing a cramped car park out of shot to the right. The proposed new access road would approach from the M4, behind the trees near the top left corner.

Monmouthshire council is building a new car park on the cleared area visible on the left of this view of Severn Tunnel Junction station, replacing a cramped car park out of shot to the right. The proposed new access road would approach from the M4, behind the trees near the top left corner.

The businessman behind a planned “open access” train service is offering to invest in about 250 additional parking spaces at Severn Tunnel Junction station, as well as improved road access.

Ian Yeowart has applied to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) for permission for Grand Union Trains to operate a train every two hours between Cardiff and London from May 2021 and every hour from May 2023, when the service would be extended west to serve Llanelli and Swansea.

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