Cycle link to new station to connect Wellington town centre

Cycle link to new station plans are moving forward in Wellington. As BBC News reports, Somerset Council says it will spend up to £607,000 in the coming months on work intended to improve travel between the future station and the town centre.

This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Cycle link to new station: funding and delivery

Overall, the authority expects the improvement scheme to cost more than £600,000. It says the design and construction budget will be met entirely through an Active Travel England grant, which forms part of the Department for Transport.

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Where the route will run?

In practical terms, the planned cycle link is due to run between the Nynehead and Lillebonne Way roundabouts. Over time, it is expected to provide an off-road cycle link connecting the town centre with the Chelston roundabout.

Wellington new railway station plans and timeline

Wellington’s new railway station is anticipated to cost up to £20m and would be delivered to the north of the Lidl supermarket. Access is planned via a 161-home development, and the council’s planning committee is expected to make a final decision on that housing scheme in the spring.

The Somerset town has not had a station since the 1960s, but the new facility could be finished as soon as 2028. Network Rail is due to submit a separate application early in the new year for the station and associated infrastructure, with a vision of completion in 2028. Somerset Council also outlines its role on its Wellington Station page.

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