Gloucestershire Parkway railway station
Gloucestershire Parkway railway station is or was a proposed development in transport infrastructure for a semi-greenfield site surrounded by warehouse and light industry units east of Gloucester city centre which is on a major east–west spur line off the greater north-south Birmingham-to-Bristol line on which this station would be built. The proposed site is specifically by an intra-city part of the inceptive A40 road in an area known as Elmbridge Court, Gloucester, England.
Specific proposal
If approved its 2006-submitted designs involve building:- an interchange for buses to Gloucester and Cheltenham accommodating a park and ride service
- a 500-space car park.
Following the General Election of 2024, new Gloucester MP Alex McIntyre has been asked about the possibility of a new version of this station, to be called 'Gloucester Parkway' and to instead be built under Metz Way. This would mean re-signalling of Barnwood Junction at the south end, the loss of Gloucester Yard as well as new crossovers at the north of the station.
The design would be modelled on Worcestershire Parkway lower level with two platforms with an hourly stopping service for Cross Country trains only with the existing Gloucester station being served by these trains on Sunday only - save for any future Newcastle to Cardiff Central services which would not need to stop at Gloucester Parkway.
Hourly northbound would include: Glasgow Central, Edinburgh Waverley, Newcastle with a possible early morning service to Manchester Piccadilly.
Hourly southbound services would include: Penzance, Plymouth, Paignton, Exeter St. Davids and Bristol Temple Meads with occasional extensions to Weston-super-Mare.