P-05-957 “Next Stop St Clears” - Support the bid for a railway station in St Clears

P-05-957 “Next Stop St Clears” - Support the bid for a railway station in St Clears

This petition was submitted by St Clears Town Council having collected 562 signatures online and 701 on paper, a total of 1,263 signatures.

Text of Petition                      

We the undersigned call on the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to recommend St Clears to Network Rail as a location for a new railway station in Wales. St Clears and the surrounding communities will benefit greatly from reopening the railway station, closing the gap in the West Wales line and enabling more people to use the train. We believe a station in St Clears would bring many benefits including social inclusion, reducing carbon footprint and increased tourism in the area.

Status

This petition was considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 09/06/2020.

In light of the fact that a final decision will be made by the UK Government as part of their New Stations Fund, the Committee agreed to write to the UK Government to support the bid for a new station in St Clears and to close the petition. The Committee also agreed to thank the petitioner for raising the issue and to express their disappointment that the final decision is not made in Wales.

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It was first considered by the Petitions Committee on 09/06/2020.

Senedd Constituency and Region

• Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
• Mid and West Wales

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