To: Barnsley Council
Reopen Royston (Barnsley) train station
Royston's train station for passengers closed in 1968. It remains open as a goods line. Almost four thousand people in the local area commute to local cities and alternative public transport is quite poor.
All that is needed is a station to be rebuilt but Barnsley Council doesn't seem to think this is important enough to grant funding.
The small village of Royston can't cope with the amount of traffic especially now a new junction has been opened to the motorway.
Royston needs a train station and reopening this makes perfect sense. It would be more economical for many households and beneficial for the environment.
Remember, this is a relatively quick fix for many issues because the line is already in use.
All that is needed is a station to be rebuilt but Barnsley Council doesn't seem to think this is important enough to grant funding.
The small village of Royston can't cope with the amount of traffic especially now a new junction has been opened to the motorway.
Royston needs a train station and reopening this makes perfect sense. It would be more economical for many households and beneficial for the environment.
Remember, this is a relatively quick fix for many issues because the line is already in use.
Why is this important?
The increased influx of traffic into the village is unsustainable. Parking in nearby Leeds and Wakefield is in short supply and expensive.
Locals have not been listened leaving Barnsley Council to make the unpopular decision not to fund the new station.
Locals have not been listened leaving Barnsley Council to make the unpopular decision not to fund the new station.
