Plans for the new stations are in limbo after Labour came into power in July.
There are fresh calls for two railway stations to be built after the projects were left in limbo when Labour came into power.During a parliamentary debate on Thursday, MP for Taunton and Wellington Gideon Amos and MP for Glastonbury and Somerton Sarah Dyke emphasised the urgent need for government support.The Department for Transport has declined to make a public commitment to either project, with further clarity being expected in spring during the government's multi-year spending review.
Mr Amos says the new station would have the best cost-benefit ratio of any railway station reopening project in the country He highlighted the project's advanced planning stages, with design work nearly complete and third-party funding secured for infrastructure like roads and car parks.
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