Railway Stations

Miss Kirkbride
9. To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department plans to spend on (a) new railway stations in England and (b) a new railway station in Bromsgrove over the next three years.

Paul Clark
The planning and investment in new stations is largely a matter for Network Rail. However, the Government have invested in existing stations including the rebuilding of Birmingham New Street and Reading Stations and the provision of £150 million through the National Stations Improvement Programme.

The proposed new station at Bromsgrove is subject to consideration by the region on funding priorities.