HC Deb 04 November 2003 vol 412 cc543-6W
John Thurso

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to his answer of 17 July 2003,Official Report, column 618W, on station improvements, if he will list the stations where improvements are (a) taking place and (b) being considered. [131454]

Mr. McNulty

Further to the answer I gave to the hon. Gentleman of 17 July: at Table 1 is a list of the Strategic Rail Authority's Rail Passenger Partnership (RPP) schemes that include station improvements and which have been approved for RPP funding. Table 2 lists a further 68 stations that are being considered by the Authority under its Modern Facilities at Stations Scheme (MFAS). The SRA and Network Rail are currently developing a schedule of work for the stations included in the programme. The timetable has yet to be finalised. Table 3 is a list of schemes in Scotland. Some of these are funded through RPP and some through the Incremental Outputs Statements scheme (I0S). In other cases new stations are also being provided as part of a wider project.

Table 1. Rail Passenger Partnership Schemes
Station scheme Status
1. Witham Now withdrawn
2. Burnham on Crouch Completed
3. Waterbeach In progress
4. Littleport Contracts being finalised
5. Bury St. Edmunds In progress
6. Downham Contracts being finalised
7. Brentford Completed
8. Tees Valley In Progress
9. Thornaby Completed
10. Macclesfield Completed
11. Horwich In progress
12. Chorley Contracts being finalised
13. Hexham/Carlisle Completed
14. Ramsgate Interchange Contracts being finalised
15. Saltash Contracts being finalised
16. Penzance Interchange Completed (Phase 1)
17. Liskeard Interchange Contracts being finalised
18. Plymouth Completed
19. Chippenham Contracts being finalised
20. Bodmin Completed
21. Redruth Completed
22. Beauly Completed
23. Edinburgh Park In progress
24. Ludlow Completed
25. Burnley Central Contracts being finalised
26. Bromsgrove Completed
27. Gobowen Completed
28. Haverfordwest Completed
29. Doncaster Now withdrawn
30. Sheffield In progress

Table 2: Modern facilities at station schemes

  1. Station scheme
    1. 1. Aintree
    2. 2. Audley End
    3. 3. Aughton Park
    4. 4. Bebington
    5. 5. Birkenhead Central
    6. 6. Bishops Stortford
    7. 7. BootleNew Strand
    8. 8. Bootle Oriel Road
    9. 9. Bromborough
    10. 10. Brondesbury
    11. 11. Brondesbury Park
    12. 12. Bush Hill Park
    13. 13. Cheshunt
    14. 14. Clacton-on-Sea
    15. 15. Colchester
    16. 16. Colchester Town
    17. 17. Davenport
    18. 18. Downham Market
    19. 19. Edmonton Green
      20. 545W
    20. 20. Elsenham
    21. 21. Enfield Lock
    22. 22. Enfield Town
    23. 23. Erdington
    24. 24. Flitwick
    25. 25. Forest Gate
    26. 26. Formby
    27. 27. Four Oaks
    28. 28. Freshfield
    29. 29. Goodmayes
    30. 30. Green Lane
    31. 31. Hadfield
    32. 32. Harlington
    33. 33. Harlow Hill
    34. 34. Harlow Town
    35. 35. Hatfield Peverel
    36. 36. Hazel Grove
    37. 37. Hightown
    38. 38. Hillside
    39. 39. Hockley
    40. 40. Hooton
    41. 41. Ingatestone
    42. 42. Kelvedon
    43. 43. Kensal Rise
    44. 44. Laindon
    45. 45. Leagrave
    46. 46. Lichfield City
    47. 47. Manningtree
    48. 48. Marks Tey
    49. 49. Marple
    50. 50. Moreton
    51. 51. New Mills Newton
    52. 52. Newport (Essex)
    53. 53. Old Roan
    54. 54. Orrell Oak
    55. 55. Rye House
    56. 56. Sandhills
    57. 57. Seven Kings
    58. 58. Shelford
    59. 59. Spital
    60. 60. St. Margarets (Herts)
    61. 61. Stansted Mountfitchet
    62. 62. Town Green
    63. 63. Ware
    64. 64. Waterloo (Merseyside)
    65. 65. West Hampstead
    66. 66. West Kirby
    67. 67. Whittlesford
    68. 68. Wivenhoe

Table 3: Schemes in Scotland
Scheme Status
Edinburgh Park station (RPP) Due to open November 2003
Beauly station (RPP) Completed
Gourock station Development plan under consideration
Edinburgh Waverley station Development options being considered
Edinburgh Crossrail (RPP1) Completed
Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine line2 Statutory powers being sought
Airdree-Bathgate line2 Engineering study let
Table 3: Schemes in Scotland
Scheme Status
Larkhall-Milngavie line2 Contract tendered
Scottish Borders line2 Statutory powers being sought
Glasgow Airport Link2 Engineering study
Edinburgh Airport Link2 Engineering study
Aberdeen Crossrail2 Feasibility stage
Platform extensions at 25 stations:3 Due for completion October 2004
Uphall
Livingston North
Bathgate
South Gyle
North Queensferry
Dalgety Bay
Aberdour
Kinghorn
Glenrothes
Cardenden
Lochgelly
Cowdenbeath
Dunfermline Queen Margaret
Rosyth
Bridge of Allan
Larbet
Camelon
Pollockshaws West
Thornliebank
Giffnock
Clarkston
Busby
Thorntonhall
Hairmyres
East Kilbride
1 RPP support for operating costs only
2 New stations provided or proposed as part of a wider project.
3 Jointly funded through the SRA's Incremental Output Statements scheme and the Scottish Executive's Integrated Transport Fund

Mrs. Ellman

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects that Liverpool Lime Street station will be owned by Network Rail; and if he will make a statement. [136452]

Mr. McNulty

In common with the other 2,500 railway stations on the rail network, Liverpool Lime Street is already owned by Network Rail.

Network Rail are, however, in negotiations with First North Western to take operational control of the station. Network Rail inform me that negotiations are well advanced.

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