Future stations: Difference between revisions

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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
White Rose	WRO	2024^[1]	Northern	Between Cottingley and Morley	Replaces Cottingley
Golds Hill	N/A	2024^[2]	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
Ashington	ASL	2024^[3]	Northern	Branch off East Coast Main Line	Northumberland line
Bedlington	BEJ	2024^[4]
Blyth Bebside	BLI
Newsham	NWH
Seaton Delaval	SEJ
Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear)	NOP
Pineapple Road	PIR	by December 2024^[5]	West Midlands Railway	Birmingham Camp Hill line (between Birmingham New Street and Kings Norton.
Kings Heath	KIH
Moseley Village	MOV
Winslow	WNO	by 2025^[6]	Chiltern Railways	Between Bicester Village and Bletchley	Part of East West Rail
Crwys Road		2025^[7]	Transport for Wales	Between Cardiff Queen Street and Heath High Level	Part of South Wales Metro
Butetown		2025^[7]	Transport for Wales	Between Cardiff Bay and Cardiff Queen Street, formerly known as Loudoun Road	Part of South Wales Metro
Willenhall	WIA	Originally early 2024^[8], now late 2025^[9]	West Midlands Railway	Between Walsall and Woverhampton
Darlaston	DAS	Originally early 2024^[8], now late 2025^[9]	West Midlands Railway	Between Walsall and Woverhampton
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
Magna Park & Ride^[10]			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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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^[11]	ScotRail	Between Nairn and Inverness
Reading Green Park	RGP	27 May 2023^[12]	Great Western Railway	Between Reading West and Mortimer
Picardy Place	N/A	7 June 2023^[13]	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^[14]	Great Western Railway	Between Exeter St. Thomas and Starcross
Thanet Parkway	THP	31 July 2023^[15]	Southeastern	Between Canterbury West and Margate
Portway Park & Ride	PRI	1 August 2023^[16]	Great Western Railway	Between Shirehampton and Avonmouth
Piper's Row	N/A	17 September^[17]	West Midlands Metro	Wolverhampton	Wolverhampton City Centre loop extension
Wolverhampton	N/A	17 September^[17]	West Midlands Metro	Wolverhampton	Wolverhampton City Centre loop extension
Headbolt Lane	HBL	5 October 2023^[18]	Merseyrail	Between Kirkby and Rainford
Brent Cross West	BCZ	10 December 2023^[19]	Thameslink	Between Cricklewood and Hendon
East Linton	ELT	13 December 2023	ScotRail	Between Dunbar and Drem
Cameron Bridge	CBX	2 June 2024^[20]	ScotRail	Spur off Fife Circle	Levenmouth rail link
Leven	LEV	2 June 2024^[20]	ScotRail	Spur off Fife Circle	Levenmouth rail link
North Station	N/A	16 June 2024^[21]	Blackpool tramway	New spur to Blackpool North from Talbot Square
Talbot Square	N/A	16 June 2024^[21]	Blackpool tramway	New spur to Blackpool North from Talbot Square
Ashley Down	ASD	28 September 2024^[22]	Great Western Railway	Between Filton Abbey Wood and Stapleton Road
Belfast Grand Central		13 October 2024^[23]	Translink	Replaces Belfast Great Victoria Street

References[edit | edit source]

[1] ttps://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/transport/white-rose-station-link-bridges-installed-at-new-ps265-million-leeds-rail-station-as-construction-continues-4363215

[2] ttps://metroalliance.co.uk/projects/wednesbury-to-brierley-hill-extension/

[3] ttps://railuk.com/rail-news/new-depot-for-northern-conductors-to-be-built-in-ashington/

[northumberland-4] ttps://www.northumberlandline.uk/post/northumberland-line-newsletter-december-2022

[chl-5] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-66037299

[6] ttps://eastwestrail.co.uk/the-project/bicester-to-bletchley

[cardiff-7] 7.0 ^7.1 https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/thecardiffian/2024/03/08/delays-to-arrival-of-new-cardiff-train-stations-due-to-open-this-year-with-one-cancellation/

[8] ttps://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/uncertainty-over-new-railway-stations-27540706

[9] ttps://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/willenhall-and-darlaston-stations-heading-30m-over-budget-as-opening-slips-to-late-2025-15-11-2023/

[10] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-68556755

[11] ttps://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/inverness/5283727/inverness-airport-railway-station-opening-date-revealed/

[12] ttps://www.gwr.com/stations-and-destinations/stations/new-stations/reading-green-park

[13] ttps://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/tramstonewhaven/news/article/419/trams-to-newhaven-passenger-launch-date-announced-as-pilrig-wheels-installed-at-iona-street

[14] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0384pvz1m3o

[15] ttps://theisleofthanetnews.com/2023/04/14/thanet-parkway-station-opening-date-moved-from-may-to-july/

[16] ttps://twitter.com/gwrhelp/status/1684220309610668034

[17] ttps://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/2023/10/04/metro-extension-opens-after-three-year-delay

[18] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-67011369

[19] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-67679149

[20] ttps://www.thenational.scot/news/24353197.historic-john-swinney-opens-levenmouth-rail-link/

[21] Charley's Mk. 1 eyeball

[22] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-64861060

[23] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp39pp0yepwo

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