Consultation outcome

Folkestone Harbour: closure of branch line and station

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 20 November 2013
• Last updated: 1 May 2014 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Summary of responses to consultation on proposed closure of the Folkestone Harbour branch line and station plus Department for Transport comments

PDF, 225 KB, 15 pages

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Detail of outcome

As a result of responses to this consultation we modified the proposal so that the area affected is limited to the Network Rail lease area. We referred the proposal to the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) for ratification in May 2014, as required under legislation.

The ORR has now completed the ratification process and is content for the closure of the railway branch line of Folkestone Harbour and associated station to go ahead. The ratification notice (PDF, 120 KB), dated 31 July 2014, is available to view on the ORR website.

The closure will not take effect until 4 weeks after the date of ratification. There are no passenger services affected by this closure.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views about permanent closure of Folkestone Harbour railway branch line and station.

This consultation ran from
20 November 2013 to 11:59pm on 27 February 2014

Consultation description

The Department for Transport is asking for feedback on our proposals to close Folkestone Harbour’s railway branch line and associated railway station. The branch line is 1 mile long and runs between Folkestone East Junction and Folkestone Harbour station.

Documents

Closure of Folkestone Harbour branch and station

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Folkstone Harbour network and station closure notice

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Published 20 November 2013
Last updated 1 May 2014 + show all updates

1. 1 May 2014

   Summary of responses and Department for Transport comments added.

2. 20 November 2013

   First published.