MP renews calls to get station reopened

Jodie Gosling asked how the government could support the reopening of the station

An MP has renewed calls for a disused railway station to be reopened.

Stockingford station, on the outskirts of Nuneaton in Warwickshire, closed in 1968 and there has been a long campaign to get it brought back into use.

Speaking in parliament, Jodie Gosling, the Labour MP for Nuneaton said reviving the station "could be transformational for teams, fans and residents of Stockingford and Camp Hill and give a huge boost to local growth".

The station is on the Birmingham to Leicester line and the transport minister, Lilian Greenwood replied that Warwickshire County Council would receive a grant of £68.7m to support local transport schemes.

The council had failed to attract funding to reopen the station in 2022 and Ms Gosling had asked what support could be offered, to build on that business case.

Ms Greenwood said her department would issue guidance later this year to support local authorities in deciding how to use their grants.