Pye Corner railway station
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Pye Corner railway station is a proposed station to serve a residential area in the west of Newport
, south Wales
as part of a future phase development of the Ebbw Valley Railway. The station will be located at Western Valley Road in the Bassaleg
district of Newport, close to the former Bassaleg Junction
station. The Newport City Council
unitary development plan identifies the location for the station and safeguards it from other development. The Network Rail
Route Utilisation Strategy published in November 2008 confirms the SEWTA aspiration for a station at Pye Corner.
Newport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...
, south Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
as part of a future phase development of the Ebbw Valley Railway. The station will be located at Western Valley Road in the Bassaleg
Bassaleg
Bassaleg is a small semi-urban suburb on the west side of the city of Newport, in south Wales. It lies in the Graig electoral ward and community.- Location, communications & amenities:Bassaleg is located two miles north west of Newport city centre...
district of Newport, close to the former Bassaleg Junction
Bassaleg Junction railway station
Bassaleg Junction served the village of Bassaleg, Monmouthshire. Opened by the Monmouthshire Railway, it became part of the Great Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923...
station. The Newport City Council
Newport City Council
Newport City Council is the governing body for the city of Newport, one of the subdivisions of Wales within the United Kingdom. It consists of 50 councillors, representing the city's 20 wards. Since the 2008 election, the council has been controlled jointly by the Conservatives and Liberal...
unitary development plan identifies the location for the station and safeguards it from other development. The Network Rail
Network Rail
Network Rail is the government-created owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in Great Britain .; it is not responsible for railway infrastructure in Northern Ireland...
Route Utilisation Strategy published in November 2008 confirms the SEWTA aspiration for a station at Pye Corner.