Views on plans to reopen Cowley Branch Line

Closed 28 Jul 2024

Opened 5 Jul 2024

Contact

Economic Development Team

cowleybranchline@oxford.gov.uk

Feedback updated 21 Nov 2024

We asked

For your views on how the proposed passenger train services from new stations at Littlemore and Cowley to Oxford city centre and beyond might benefit residents and the local community.

You said

Overall, 170 people responded to either the in-person or online engagement. Furthermore, we also received comments from various groups across the county. There was overwhelming support for the proposal to reopen the Cowley Branch Line for passenger services and introduce the two new stations. 

Many said they would use the stations to visit London, but to encourage modal shift for local journeys, ticket prices must be competitive compared to alternatives. Accessibility for those with disabilities, especially mobility scooter users, was highlighted. Many people who lived nearby said they would access the stations by walking, wheeling or cycling. We also heard from people who were apprehensive about the impact of additional traffic to the stations and associated demand for parking in surrounding streets and shopping centre car parks.

We did

The outputs of this consultation is informing the project's design proposals, as part of the Cowley Branch Line project's "Infrastructure Place Study". This will be considered as part of ongoing decision-making around the proposed reopening of the Cowley Branch Line for passenger services.

Overview

Oxford City Council, working with Oxfordshire County Council, local landowners, Network Rail and Department for Transport, is reviewing ways to reopen passenger services to the Cowley Branch Line in Oxford.

We would like to hear your views on how the proposed passenger train services from new stations at Littlemore and Cowley to Oxford city centre and beyond might benefit residents and the local community.

Read more on the Reopening the Cowley Branch Line for passengers

Events

  • Cowley Branch Line - Let us know what you think

    From 10 Jul 2024 at 16:00 to 10 Jul 2024 at 18:00

    A opportunity to drop in and share you thoughts!
    Between 4 and 6pm - Jungle Art Gallery, Templars Square Shopping Centre, Cowley

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Audiences

  • Anyone from any background

Interests

  • Redevelopment and Regeneration
  • Economic
  • Community Involvement
  • Routes