Railfuture Wessex - Development to Rail Services – 2010

I. Wessex mainline to and Dorset Coast New stations at West Leigh, Farlington Parkway (as P&R) and Short term (to 2014) Copnor. Revision of stopping pattern of slow Poole service. Reinstate MOD line to Bordon and continue north to link with Alton Complete covered way from station to airport at Southampton. line to serve new 'eco-town' (also to provide a diversionary route). Medium term (to 2019) IV. Alton and Basingstoke Lines Reintroduce regular mainline service to Swanage. Short term (to 2014) Double track Moreton to Dorchester South. Speed up services by deleting stops between Woking and Clapham Freight line bypass at Basingstoke station. Junction / Waterloo. Redevelop Poole station. Medium term (to 2019) Long term (2020 and beyond) Double-track Farnham to Alton and reduce journey times (< one hour Introduce service from Bournemouth to Exeter via Weymouth and to Waterloo). Yeovil. New station at Chineham. Introduce passenger service on Hamworthy branch to Poole Quay. Long term (2020 and beyond) New station at West Totton. Line from Farnham to Bordon (see III above). II. Waterloo to Exeter (and beyond) via Salisbury Redesign infrastructure in Blackwater valley to provide direct link Reference between three lines at new Farnborough Interchange station. West Country-Waterloo "The Real Alternative" (RPC 2005). Short term (to 2014) V. Island Line Continue to strengthen trains which suffer overcrowding. Short term (to 2014) Medium term (to 2019) Maintain support for the Isle of Wight Community Rail Partnership. New rolling-stock for longer distance trains (Exeter and beyond) Medium term (to 2019) Better coordination between rail and bus services at Salisbury. New rolling stock. New station at Wilton (??). Reinstate second platform at Brading to enable regular half-hourly Long term (2020 and beyond) service Double track throughout Salisbury - Exeter. Long term (2020 and beyond) Through Bournemouth – West Country services(see I above). Reconnect Newport and Ventnor Passenger services to Ludgershall (??). . VI. South Coast Local III. Waterloo to via Guildford Reference Short term (to 2014) Lymington-Yarmouth (RPC 2005). Reintroduce intercity regional rolling stock (No class 450 suburban Short term (to 2014) trains beyond Haslemere). Review services in light of "Southern" timetable introduced in Dec Make use of freight siding at Fratton. 2007 and further develop. Medium term (to 2019) Medium term (to 2019) Incremental improvements to reduce overall journey times and speed Develop a station at Ampress to serve Lymington Hospital and up services. supermarket(s). Airtrack: Support for Guildford - Woking - Heathrow direct service. Reopen passenger line to Houndsworthy, Marchwood and Hythe. Lengthen platforms at Fratton for 12 coach trains. Increase frequency Weymouth-Bristol and increase capacity at busy Long term (2020 and beyond) periods Redevelop Portsmouth Harbour station. New station at Paulsgrove.

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Long term (2020 and beyond) Medium term (to 2019) Reintroduce a rail service to Gosport (successor to SHRT?). Strengthen capacity once Reading redevelopment is complete. Reintroduce passenger services to station at Northam for SFC Long term (2020 and beyond) ground. Integrate cross-country services with HS2. Express service along South Coast to Ashford International and IX. General issues Eurostar. References VII. Brighton / Portsmouth to Cardiff (via Salisbury and Bristol) The Demand for Parking in " (RPC 2005). References Short term (to 2014) The Mainline They Shouldn't Ignore" South Coast to Bristol and Reduce journey times without prejudicing punctuality. South Wales (RPC 2004). Strengthen services which suffer from overcrowding. Short term (to 2014) Fares. Simplify. Maintain support for Three Rivers Community Rail Partnership Ticket Offices. Staffed to meet demand. Improve rolling stock (FGW) to reduce overcrowding and increase Car Parks at stations. Increase capacity to meet demand. passenger comfort (8). Stations. Security and Maintenance. Support initiative by open access operator for greater use of Information. Better integration of trains / buses. Swindon/Melksham/Westbury/Yeovil/Weymouth line. More rail link buses e.g. Whiteley-Swanwick. Support plan to ‘turn-back’ at Eastleigh to connect Brighton with Southampton Airport, including stop at Hedge End. Medium term (to 2019) Medium term (to 2019) Better coordination between operators. Transfer Romsey, Mottisfont/ Dunbridge and Dean stations to SW Increase capacity to meet FORECAST passenger demands. franchise. Run a genuine 7-day railway. Better coordination between rail and bus services at Salisbury (see II) Long term (2020 and beyond) Further develop potential by a chord at Eastleigh to permit faster Further electrification (Basingstoke/Salisbury/Romsey/Redbridge inter-regional service via Southampton Airport. lines)? Long term (2020 and beyond) Re-introduction of ‘Motor-rail’ services (??) Double-tracking of Botley-Fareham. . VIII. Cross-Country References Supporting the Case for Cross-Country Services" (Passenger Focus 2006). Short term (to 2014) Reintroduce Poole as terminus for some summer services(??) Reintroduce a timetable which includes services from NW, NE and Scotland WITHOUT the need for change at Birmingham.

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