The Government has rejected plans to build a Skelmersdale rail station, in a decision which has been branded a “betrayal”.
West Lancs MP Rosie Cooper said the rejection was a “cruel joke” as she vowed to continue the long running battle to improve the town’s transport links. Lancashire County Council submitted a Strategic Outline Business Case (SOBC) to the Department for Transport last year and also purchased the former Glenburn College site for £1 to be the location of the new facility.
It was hoped the line could link up to the Kirkby-Wigan line and potentially become part of the Merseyrail network, but those hopes were dashed by the DfT’s rejection. The Government department has turned down the plan and instead suggested a new bus link to join to the existing network, LancsLive reports.
