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| [[Brent Cross West]]
| [[Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear)]]
| BCZ
| NOP
| 10 December 2023
| 22 February 2026<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1lz7427lr4o</ref>
| [[Thameslink]]
| [[Northern]]
| Between [[Cricklewood]] and [[Hendon]]
| Branch off [[East Coast Main Line]]
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| [[Northumberland line]]
|-
|-
| [[East Linton]]
| [[White Rose]]
| ELT
| WRO
| 13 December 2023
| Early 2027
| [[ScotRail]]
| [[Northern]]
| Between [[Dunbar]] and [[Drem]]
| Between [[Cottingley]] and [[Morley]]
|
| Replaces Cottingley. Construction paused due to cost overruns.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1vv67ynxv0o</ref>. Project remobilised in January 2026<ref>https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/traffic-and-travel/additional-funding-white-rose-station-restart-5496654</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Willenhall]]
| [[Winslow]]
| WIA
| WNO
| rowspan=2 | Early 2024<ref>https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/uncertainty-over-new-railway-stations-27540706</ref>
| 2026 https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/winslow/
| rowspan=2 | [[West Midlands Railway]]
| [[Chiltern Railways]]
| rowspan=2 | Between [[Walsall]] and [[Woverhampton]]
| Between [[Bicester Village]] and [[Bletchley]]
| rowspan=2 |
| Part of [[East West Rail]]
|-
| [[Darlaston]]
| DAS
|-
| [[Cameron Bridge]]
| CBX
| rowspan=2 | Spring 2024<ref>https://www.transport.gov.scot/news/transport-minister-marks-significant-milestone-on-leven-rail-link/</ref>
| rowspan=2 | [[ScotRail]]
| rowspan=2 | Spur off [[Fife Circle]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Levenmouth rail link]]
|-
| [[Leven]]
| LEV
|-
| [[North Station]]
| N/A
| 2024
| [[Blackpool tramway]]
| New spur to [[Blackpool North]] from [[Talbot Square]]
|
|-
|-
| [[Crwys Road]]
| [[Crwys Road]]
|  
|  
| 2024<ref>https://thetab.com/uk/cardiff/2023/04/25/new-train-station-to-open-in-cathays-in-2024-with-direct-access-to-cardiff-bay-66924</ref>
| 2025<ref name="cardiff">https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/2024/03/08/delays-to-arrival-of-new-cardiff-train-stations-due-to-open-this-year-with-one-cancellation/</ref>
| rowspan=2 | [[Transport for Wales]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Transport for Wales]]
| Between [[Cardiff Queen Street]] and [[Heath High Level]]
| Between [[Cardiff Queen Street]] and [[Heath High Level]]
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| [[Butetown]]
| [[Butetown]]
|
|
| 2024<ref>https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/butetown-railway-station-new-cardiff-25947761</ref>
| 2025<ref name="cardiff" />
| Between [[Cardiff Bay]] and [[Cardiff Queen Street]], formerly [[Loudoun Road]]
| Between [[Cardiff Bay]] and [[Cardiff Queen Street]], formerly known as [[Loudoun Road]]
|-
| [[Willenhall]]
| WIA
| rowspan=2 | Originally early 2024<ref>https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/uncertainty-over-new-railway-stations-27540706</ref>, then late 2025<ref>https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/willenhall-and-darlaston-stations-heading-30m-over-budget-as-opening-slips-to-late-2025-15-11-2023/</ref>, now early 2026 <ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn7kp1r28npo</ref>
| rowspan=2 | [[West Midlands Railway]]
| rowspan=2 | Between [[Walsall]] and [[Woverhampton]]
| rowspan=2 |
|-
|-
| [[White Rose]]
| [[Darlaston]]
| WRO
| DAS
| 2024<ref>https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/transport/white-rose-station-link-bridges-installed-at-new-ps265-million-leeds-rail-station-as-construction-continues-4363215</ref>
| [[Northern]]
| Between [[Cottingley]] and [[Morley]]
| Replaces Cottingley
|-
|-
| [[Golds Hill]]
| [[Golds Hill]]
| rowspan=9 | N/A
| rowspan=9 | N/A
| rowspan=9 | 2024<ref>https://metroalliance.co.uk/projects/wednesbury-to-brierley-hill-extension/</ref>
| rowspan=9 | Autumn 2025<ref>https://metroalliance.co.uk/projects/wednesbury-to-brierley-hill-extension/</ref>
| rowspan=9 | [[West Midlands Metro]]
| rowspan=9 | [[West Midlands Metro]]
| rowspan=9 | New spur from [[Wednesbury]]
| rowspan=9 | New spur from [[Wednesbury]]
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| [[Dudley Town Centre]]
| [[Dudley Town Centre]]
|-
|-
| [[Ashley Down]]
| [[Albert Street]]
| ASD
| rowspan=4 | N/A
| 2024<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-64861060</ref>
| rowspan=4 | December 2025
| [[Great Western Railway]]
| rowspan=4 | [[West Midlands Metro]]
| Between [[Filton Abbey Wood]] and [[Stapleton Road]]
| rowspan=4 | New spur from [[Bull Street]]
|  
| rowspan=4 | Part of the Birmingham Eastside extension
|-
| [[New Canal Street]] for HS2
|-
| [[Meriden Street]]
|-
|-
| [[Ashington]]
| [[High Street, Deritend]]
| ASL
| 2024<ref>https://railuk.com/rail-news/new-depot-for-northern-conductors-to-be-built-in-ashington/</ref>
| rowspan=6 | [[Northern]]
| rowspan=6 | Branch off [[East Coast Main Line]]
| rowspan=6 | [[Northumberland line]]
|-
|-
| [[Bedlington]]
| [[Bedlington]]
| BEJ
| BEJ
| rowspan=5 | 2024<ref name="northumberland">https://www.northumberlandline.uk/post/northumberland-line-newsletter-december-2022</ref>
| Early 2026<ref name="northumberland">https://www.northumberlandline.uk</ref>
|-
| [[Northern]]
| [[Blyth Bebside]]
| Branch off [[East Coast Main Line]]
| BLI
| [[Northumberland line]]
|-
| [[Newsham]]
| NWH
|-
| [[Seaton Delaval]]
| SEJ
|-
| [[Northumberland Park (NE)]]
| NOP
|-
|-
| [[Pineapple Road]]
| [[Pineapple Road]]
| PIR
| PIR
| rowspan=3 | by December 2024<ref name="chl">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-66037299</ref>
| rowspan=3 | Early 2026<ref name="chl">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_6E-JPaFGQ</ref>
| rowspan=3 | [[West Midlands Railway]]
| rowspan=3 | [[West Midlands Railway]]
| rowspan=3 | Birmingham [[Camp Hill line]] (between [[Birmingham New Street]] and [[Kings Norton]].
| rowspan=3 | Birmingham [[Camp Hill line]] (between [[Birmingham New Street]] and [[Kings Norton]].
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| MOV
| MOV
|-
|-
| [[Winslow]]
| [[Magna Park & Ride]]<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-68556755</ref>
|
|
|
| by 2025<ref>https://eastwestrail.co.uk/the-project/bicester-to-bletchley</ref>
| [[Sheffield Supertram]]
| East West Rail
| Between [[Meadowhall South/Tinsley]] and [[Rotherham Central]]
| Between [[Bicester Village]] and [[Bletchley]]
| Served by [[tram-train]] only
| Part of [[East West Rail]]
|-
|-
| [[Albert Street]]
| [[Wixams]]
| rowspan=4 | N/A
|
| rowspan=4 | December 2025
| 2026
| rowspan=4 | [[West Midlands Metro]]
| [[Thameslink]]
| rowspan=4 | New spur from [[Bull Street]]
| Between [[Flitwick]] and [[Bedford]]
| rowspan=4 | Part of the Birmingham Eastside extension
|-
| [[New Canal Street]] for HS2
|-
| [[Meriden Street]]
|-
| [[High Street, Deritend]]
|-
|-
| [[Liverpool Baltic]]
| [[Liverpool Baltic]]
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| [[Merseyrail]]
| [[Merseyrail]]
| Between [[Kirkby]] and [[Rainford]]
| Between [[Kirkby]] and [[Rainford]]
|
|-
| [[Brent Cross West]]
| BCZ
| 10 December 2023<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-67679149</ref>
| [[Thameslink]]
| Between [[Cricklewood]] and [[Hendon]]
|
|-
| [[East Linton]]
| ELT
| 13 December 2023
| [[ScotRail]]
| Between [[Dunbar]] and [[Drem]]
|
|-
| [[Cameron Bridge]]
| CBX
| rowspan=2 | 2 June 2024<ref>https://www.thenational.scot/news/24353197.historic-john-swinney-opens-levenmouth-rail-link/</ref>
| rowspan=2 | [[ScotRail]]
| rowspan=2 | Spur off [[Fife Circle]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Levenmouth rail link]]
|-
| [[Leven]]
| LEV
|-
| [[North Station]]
| rowspan=2 | N/A
| rowspan=2 | 16 June 2024<ref>Charley's Mk. 1 eyeball</ref>
| rowspan=2 | [[Blackpool tramway]]
| rowspan=2 | New spur to [[Blackpool North]] from [[Talbot Square]]
| rowspan=2 |
|-
| [[Talbot Square]]
|-
| [[Ashley Down]]
| ASD
| 28 September 2024<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-64861060</ref>
| [[Great Western Railway]]
| Between [[Filton Abbey Wood]] and [[Stapleton Road]]
|
|-
| [[Belfast Grand Central]]
|
| 13 October 2024<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp39pp0yepwo</ref>
| [[Translink]]
| Replaces [[Belfast Great Victoria Street]]
|
|-
| [[Ashington]]
| ASL
| rowspan=2 | 15 December 2024<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg4z1grpr12o</ref>
| rowspan=3 | [[Northern]]
| rowspan=3 | Branch off [[East Coast Main Line]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Northumberland line]]
|-
| [[Seaton Delaval]]
| SEJ
|-
| [[Newsham]]
| NWH
| 17 March 2025<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czxn1p2lqd0o</ref>
|-
| [[Blyth Bebside]]
| BLI
| 19 October 2025<ref>https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/news/bebside-station-opening-date-confirmed</ref>
| [[Northern]]
| Branch off [[East Coast Main Line]]
| [[Northumberland line]]
|-
| [[Beaulieu Park]]
| BPA
| 26 October 2025<ref>https://www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/25452473.beaulieu-park-station-date-confirmed-anticipated-launch/?ref=rss</ref>
| [[Greater Anglia]]
| Between [[Chelmsford]] and [[Hatfield Peverel]]
|
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|}
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Latest revision as of 12:50, 1 February 2026

This page lists future stations on Britain's railway or tramway networks. Stations are only listed here once work has begun or there is a realistic prospect of the station being completed, rather than those that are simply listed as part of the Restoring Your Railway campaign, for instance. Speculative stations should not be added.

Station CRS code Expected opening Operator Location Notes
Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear) NOP 22 February 2026[1] Northern Branch off East Coast Main Line Northumberland line
White Rose WRO Early 2027 Northern Between Cottingley and Morley Replaces Cottingley. Construction paused due to cost overruns.[2]. Project remobilised in January 2026[3]
Winslow WNO 2026 https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/winslow/ Chiltern Railways Between Bicester Village and Bletchley Part of East West Rail
Crwys Road 2025[4] Transport for Wales Between Cardiff Queen Street and Heath High Level Part of South Wales Metro
Butetown 2025[4] Between Cardiff Bay and Cardiff Queen Street, formerly known as Loudoun Road
Willenhall WIA Originally early 2024[5], then late 2025[6], now early 2026 [7] West Midlands Railway Between Walsall and Woverhampton
Darlaston DAS
Golds Hill N/A Autumn 2025[8] West Midlands Metro New spur from Wednesbury Part of the Wednesbury-Brierley Hill extension
Great Bridge
Horseley Road
Dudley Port
Sedgley Road East
Birmingham New Road
Tipton Road
Dudley Castle
Dudley Town Centre
Albert Street N/A December 2025 West Midlands Metro New spur from Bull Street Part of the Birmingham Eastside extension
New Canal Street for HS2
Meriden Street
High Street, Deritend
Bedlington BEJ Early 2026[9] Northern Branch off East Coast Main Line Northumberland line
Pineapple Road PIR Early 2026[10] West Midlands Railway Birmingham Camp Hill line (between Birmingham New Street and Kings Norton.
Kings Heath KIH
Moseley Village MOV
Magna Park & Ride[11] Sheffield Supertram Between Meadowhall South/Tinsley and Rotherham Central Served by tram-train only
Wixams 2026 Thameslink Between Flitwick and Bedford
Liverpool Baltic LVB c. 2027 Merseyrail Between Brunswick and Liverpool Central Site of disused Liverpool St. James
Birmingham Curzon Street 2029-2033 HS2
Birmingham Interchange
Old Oak Common

Postponed schemes

The following stations and stops previously appeared in the above list, but have become less certain due to a change in circumstances.

Station CRS code Operator Location Notes
Flood Street N/A West Midlands Metro New spur from Wednesbury Part of the Wednesbury-Brierley Hill extension. Phase 2 of this extension, from Dudley to Brierley Hill, is currently paused due to funding constraints.
New Road
Cinder Bank
Pedmore Road
Canal Street
Waterfront
Merry Hill
Brierley Hill

Recently opened stations

Stations previously in the 'Future stations' list will be moved here for a short period following opening.

Station CRS code Opened Operator Location Notes
Reston RSN 23 May 2022 ScotRail Between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Dunbar
Canary Wharf CWX 24 May 2022 Elizabeth line Crossrail Core Operating Section
Custom House CUS
Tottenham Court Road TCR
Woolwich WWC
Brindleyplace N/A 17 July 2022 West Midlands Metro Beyond Library Part of the Birmingham Westside extension
Five Ways
Edgbaston
Barking Riverside BGV 18 July 2022 London Overground Beyond Barking
Bond Street BDS 24 October 2022 Elizabeth line Crossrail Core Operating Section
Inverness Airport IVA 3 February 2023[12] ScotRail Between Nairn and Inverness
Reading Green Park RGP 27 May 2023[13] Great Western Railway Between Reading West and Mortimer
Picardy Place N/A 7 June 2023[14] Edinburgh Trams Edinburgh Phase 1a extension to Newhaven
McDonald Road
Balfour Street
Foot of the Walk
The Shore
Port of Leith
Ocean Terminal
Newhaven
Marsh Barton MBT 4 July 2023[15] Great Western Railway Between Exeter St. Thomas and Starcross
Thanet Parkway THP 31 July 2023[16] Southeastern Between Canterbury West and Margate
Portway Park & Ride PRI 1 August 2023[17] Great Western Railway Between Shirehampton and Avonmouth
Piper's Row N/A 17 September[18] West Midlands Metro Wolverhampton Wolverhampton City Centre loop extension
Wolverhampton
Headbolt Lane HBL 5 October 2023[19] Merseyrail Between Kirkby and Rainford
Brent Cross West BCZ 10 December 2023[20] Thameslink Between Cricklewood and Hendon
East Linton ELT 13 December 2023 ScotRail Between Dunbar and Drem
Cameron Bridge CBX 2 June 2024[21] ScotRail Spur off Fife Circle Levenmouth rail link
Leven LEV
North Station N/A 16 June 2024[22] Blackpool tramway New spur to Blackpool North from Talbot Square
Talbot Square
Ashley Down ASD 28 September 2024[23] Great Western Railway Between Filton Abbey Wood and Stapleton Road
Belfast Grand Central 13 October 2024[24] Translink Replaces Belfast Great Victoria Street
Ashington ASL 15 December 2024[25] Northern Branch off East Coast Main Line Northumberland line
Seaton Delaval SEJ
Newsham NWH 17 March 2025[26]
Blyth Bebside BLI 19 October 2025[27] Northern Branch off East Coast Main Line Northumberland line
Beaulieu Park BPA 26 October 2025[28] Greater Anglia Between Chelmsford and Hatfield Peverel

References

  1. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1lz7427lr4o
  2. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1vv67ynxv0o
  3. ↑ https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/traffic-and-travel/additional-funding-white-rose-station-restart-5496654
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/2024/03/08/delays-to-arrival-of-new-cardiff-train-stations-due-to-open-this-year-with-one-cancellation/
  5. ↑ https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/uncertainty-over-new-railway-stations-27540706
  6. ↑ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/willenhall-and-darlaston-stations-heading-30m-over-budget-as-opening-slips-to-late-2025-15-11-2023/
  7. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn7kp1r28npo
  8. ↑ https://metroalliance.co.uk/projects/wednesbury-to-brierley-hill-extension/
  9. ↑ https://www.northumberlandline.uk
  10. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_6E-JPaFGQ
  11. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-68556755
  12. ↑ https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/5283727/inverness-airport-railway-station-opening-date-revealed/
  13. ↑ https://www.gwr.com/stations-and-destinations/stations/new-stations/reading-green-park
  14. ↑ https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/tramstonewhaven/news/article/419/trams-to-newhaven-passenger-launch-date-announced-as-pilrig-wheels-installed-at-iona-street
  15. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0384pvz1m3o
  16. ↑ https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2023/04/14/thanet-parkway-station-opening-date-moved-from-may-to-july/
  17. ↑ https://twitter.com/gwrhelp/status/1684220309610668034
  18. ↑ https://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/2023/10/04/metro-extension-opens-after-three-year-delay
  19. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-67011369
  20. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-67679149
  21. ↑ https://www.thenational.scot/news/24353197.historic-john-swinney-opens-levenmouth-rail-link/
  22. ↑ Charley's Mk. 1 eyeball
  23. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-64861060
  24. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp39pp0yepwo
  25. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg4z1grpr12o
  26. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czxn1p2lqd0o
  27. ↑ https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/news/bebside-station-opening-date-confirmed
  28. ↑ https://www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/25452473.beaulieu-park-station-date-confirmed-anticipated-launch/?ref=rss
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