AQW 54146/11-16

Mr Gregory Campbell
Democratic Unionist Party
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 11/02/2016
Answered On Date: 23/02/2016
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Regional Development when she will announce the replacement of the Waterside Railway Station in Londonderry.

Answer:

I have previously set out my proposals for the development of a new multi-modal transport hub in the North West to replace the existing facilities at the current Waterside Rail Station. My Department submitted an initial application for funding for a new hub within the Sustainable Transport Objective of the INTERREG V(a) programme in January of this year. The Managing Authority for the programme will convene a meeting of its Steering Committee in the next number of weeks to consider the application and, if approved, a second more detailed application will be developed thereafter.

To assist in the development of detailed plans, Translink has appointed an Integrated Design Team to take forward a Feasibility Study to look at two options:

A new station on the site of the rail station

Redevelopment of the old original Waterside Train Station

The Feasibility Study commenced in January 2016. Translink anticipate that they will be in a position to submit an Economic Appraisal to my Department towards the end of 2016.