People in Rotherham have been told the town could have a new mainline railway station and services running directly to London within five years.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to build the station as part of a £19.8bn investment package set out in his Network North plan earlier this month. Critics claim the plan, announced after the northern leg of HS2 was scrapped, lacks key details as it does not state how much money will be provided for the station or when it will be completed.
The town’s existing station, Rotherham Central, is on a branch line and three stopping services call there each hour. Councillor Read said he now needs “real clarity” from the Government about how much funding will be provided for the station and when it will be made available. “it's quite easy to put together a list of exciting projects,” he said. “But how you get from the position you're in to being able to deliver all of those, or some of those, is a much more difficult task.
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