Date: 26/07/2012

Plans for a railway station near to Coventry's Ricoh Arena are to expected be approved by the city council later. Council leader John Mutton said he did not want to 'take anything for granted' after 'many false starts', but believed they would be accepted. The government backed the £18.8m project near the arena, currently called the City of Coventry Stadium during the Olympics, in December. The nearby line, used by freight, will also include a stop at Bermuda Park

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Station plans 'to be approved'

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Plans for a railway station near the home of Coventry City FC are expected to be approved by the city council later.

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View north east at Three Spires Junction on 30 August 2011, with Freightliner 66542 approaching Coventry from Nuneaton on a container train. The line to the left serving the Prologis Industrial Park looks a little underused. Coventry City's Ricoh stadium in the background, standing alongside the line, is woefully under-provided with car and coach parking. A new station here should be completed by December 2013.
Location: Three Spires Junction
Company: Coventry to Nuneaton (London and North Western Railway)
30/08/2011 Ken Strachan