CHARLBURY railway station’s busy car park could be extended.
Network Rail is looking at extending the car park by up to 100 spaces as a spin- off from the £67m project to reinstate double track on the Cotswold Line.
The company is using former allotments next to the car park as a works compound and offices but the site could be used for the extra spaces when work is completed in late summer.
Redoubling scheme manager David Northey said: “We are currently exploring opportunities for this site and looking for ways to finance the work.”
The present car park has 158 spaces and is often full.
The move was welcomed by Nick Potter, chairman of Charlbury Town Council, who said: “We all know there’s insufficient car parking at the station.
“This, along with charges at the station, forces commuters to park in the streets and the car park in the town, causing problems for residents, visitors and shoppers.
“Charlbury is a very important station, serving the surrounding villages as well as the town, and deserves an extended car park.”
The £67m project will reinstate two tracks on much of the rail route between Oxford and Worcester, to allow more train services and improve punctuality.
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