Rail Service
View the Rail Service and Facilities Improvement Plan (PDF 1MB)
This Rail Service and Facilities Improvement Plan (PDF 1MB) highlights our aspirations for the future development of the rail network serving Walsall for the twenty-year period from 2007 to 2027.
It does this by grouping together in one document the rail-related policies contained within the Walsall Unitary Development Plan. The Plan covers network wide issues as well as the development of services and infrastructure on a line-by-line basis. Any specific proposals will go through a full consultation process with residents and stakeholders at appropriate stages in the future. Funding for the proposals will need to come from a variety of sources, including Walsall Council, Network Rail, Centro-WMPTA (West Midlands Passenger Transport Authority), and external partners.
Walsall is a strategic centre within the West Midlands Region and has a population in excess of 250,000. The borough is at the centre of urban renaissance within the West Midlands conurbation, with our agenda for regeneration already beginning to produce early improvements.
A revitalized and thriving town centre is at the heart of our vision, which will provide a driving force for the regeneration of the borough as a whole. Work is already underway to develop the town centre canalside waterfront as a vibrant, high quality mixed-use development with more than 1,800 new homes. A new office corridor and Business and Learning Campus is at the heart of a pioneering initiative to create a new environment for skills, enterprise and business that will make Walsall one of the leading towns in the West Midlands.
Establishing high quality rail links to London and other towns and cities is vital to Walsall’s long-term prosperity and our ability to promote ourselves to the wider business, tourism and visitor markets.
Developing a diverse range of quality public transport options and linkages will enable the town centre, and the borough as a whole, to develop as a sustainable, 21st century community creating jobs, homes and economic prosperity whilst functioning as a fully integrated element within the wider region.
Preserving and improving our transport network is critical if we are to attract the kind of investment that can help us diversify our economic base without damaging the environment or overloading our infrastructure. Maintaining and improving the town’s rail networks will be essential in delivering this sustainable growth.
Contact us
Marie Newton
Principal Regeneration Officer
Regeneration Strategy
Walsall Council
Civic Centre
Darwall Street
Walsall
WS1 1DG
Telephone 01922 652561
Email newtonm@walsall.gov.uk
This page was last updated on 12 May 2008