Funding has been awarded to the West Devon Transport Hub Project to build a second railway station at Okehampton to the tune of £13-million. The cash comes from the Government's Levelling Up Fund and follows a lobbying campaign by the local community and rail groups.
Okehampton reacts to news of Parkway Station funding success
West Devon Borough Council has received funding for second Okehampton train station (Alan Quick, Crediton Courier)
What we know:
- £13-million has been granted to build a second railway station at Okehampton
- Funding has just been announced by the Government in its Levelling Up Programme
- The station will be called the Parkway Station
- Okehampton's current station will remain operational and all trains will stop there too
- There will be EV charging points and bicycle facilities at the new station
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