THESE new images of how a planned new platform at Oxford railway station could look have been released as part of public consultation.
Oxfordshire County Council is inviting the public to comment on the £10m scheme at its website or by picking up details of the plan from the passenger information desk at the station, where details are on display.
The new platform, south of Botley Road on part of the station’s long-stay car park, off Becket Street, will be used by services between the city and London, with the aim of reducing delays caused by shunting trains between the station’s existing platforms and the sidings north of the station.
The platform will be connected to the main station building by a new covered footbridge over Botley Road.
Huw Jones, Oxfordshire County Council’s director for environment and economy, said: “We’re very excited about this project and looking forward to hearing what people think.”
If planning permission is granted, construction could start next year with the platform coming into use in 2012. The deadline for comments is April 26.
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