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� MetroWest plans and progress,

� how MetroWest must meet Network Rail’s requirements,

� funding and timescales.

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Working with partners The West of England councils are working withNetwork Rail and Great Western Railway to deliverMetroWest. This means we have to follow railindustry requirements and make sure that thenew MetroWest services don’t disrupt the nationalrail network.

The Governance for Railway Investment Projects(GRIP) process is how Network Rail manage andcontrol railway projects. MetroWest works aremajor infrastructure projects and we have to makesure they follow the GRIP process.

Working across boundariesThe West of England councils are working closelywith neighbouring authorities on the possibilityof extending MetroWest services beyond theWest of England including to Gloucester.

Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershirecouncils working together to improve your local transport

Improving ourlocal rail network November 2015

MetroWest: Investing in new rail lines and newtrain services in the West of EnglandMetroWest improvements to the local rail lines and services are packaged in twophases. All work is subject to meeting rail industry technical requirements andfunding availability.

MetroWest Phase 1 Reopening of the Portishead line

Half hourly train services for the Severn Beach line

More trains serving Keynsham, Oldfield Park,Bedminster and Parson Street

Services currently expected to start in 2019

MetroWest Phase 2 Half hourly train services to Yate

Hourly services on a reopened Henbury line

Additional stations at Henbury, Ashley Down andNorth Filton

Services currently expected to start in 2021

Reducing car dependency and congestionMetroWest rail improvements are part of a comprehensiveintegrated transport strategy for the West of England thataims to reduce car dependency and congestion with:

� passenger transport improvements (includingMetroBus and new bus links),

� measures to improve cycling and walking,

� traffic and parking management, and

� improvements to local rail.

Freight trainsPart of the Portishead line and theHenbury line are used by freighttrains to Royal Portbury Dock andAvonmouth, which is part of BristolPort.

The Port is an international gatewaythat is important to our local, regionaland national economy and capacityon the Portishead and Henbury linesmust be provided for both freight andpassenger trains.

Investing in the West of England local rail network

MetroWest Phase 1 Summary of Phase 1

� Reopen the Portishead to Pill rail line

� New station at Portishead

� Reopen former station at Pill

� Double track works at Pill and Ashton Gate

� Improve maintenance road access at Pill tunnel

� Environmental mitigation measures

� Improve to Parson Street Junction and line worksfrom the junction to Temple Meads

� Resignal the entire line between Portishead andTemple Meads and install a new signalatAvonmouth

Phase 1 is funded by the local councils and throughthe Local Enterprise Partnership Growth Deal

At November 2015, we expect the cost of Phase 1 tobe about £58.2 million (2019 prices)

Services currently expected to start operating in 2019

Reopening the Portishead lineto passengersThe design and preparation work to reopenthe Portishead line is ongoing. It willincrease the UK’s passenger rail network by10 miles and connect an additional 35,000people to the railway network.

Extensive preparation and constructionwork means that services to Portishead willnot start operating before 2019.

Before the line reopens for passengers thedisused part of the track from PortburyJunction to Portishead needs to be rebuiltalong with a new station and road layout inPortishead. The existing line and the signalswill also need to be upgraded because theyaren’t currently suitable for passengertrains.

Severn Beach

St AndrewsAvonmouth

ShirehamptonSea Mills

Clifton DownRedland

Montpelier

Cardiff

London

Weston-super-Mare

Portishead

Bristol Parkway

Yate

Filton Abbey Wood

Stapleton Road

Lawrence Hill

Keynsham

Oldfield Park

Weston Milton

Worle

Pill

Yatton

Parson Street

Bedminster

Nailsea & Backwell

London

South West

Bristol TempleMeads

Midlands

Bath Spa

Patchway

Pilning

Freshford

WiltshireTowns

Phase 1

Phase 1 half hourly service

Phase 1 hourly service

New station

MetroWest Phase 2A lot of work has been done on Phase 2 testing differentservices and station options to see what will work withinthe existing rail services and our budget. The results werepresented in the Preliminary Business Case, which wasendorsed by the West of England Joint Transport Board inSeptember 2015.

MetroWest Phase 2 now includes

� 3 new stations at Ashley Down, North Filton andHenbury

� A new hourly passenger services between TempleMeads and Henbury via Filton Abbey Wood

� Increasing service frequency at Yate from hourly to half-hourly with the potential to extend services to/fromGloucester

The passenger services on the Henbury line will beintegrated with freight trains. The new stations will be builtso that the Henbury line could be extended in the future.

Services currently expected to start in 2021.

At 2021 prices, the estimated cost is just over £43 million,funded by the local councils and through the West ofEngland 10 year City Deal allocation.

Development work on Phase 2 is under way looking at thedetail of what will be needed before new services can start.

Investing in the West of England local rail network

Summary of Phase 2

� Increase service frequencies atYate to half hourly plus hourlyservices on a reopened Henburyline with an additional station atAshley Down.

� Option to extend to Gloucesterbeing explored

� Phase 2 work is funded by thelocal councils' Local GrowthFund and the West of England10 year City Deal allocation from2021/22.

� Estimated cost £43.1m (2021prices)

Services currently expected to startin 2021

Severn Beach

St AndrewsAvonmouth

ShirehamptonSea Mills

Clifton DownRedland

Montpelier

Cardiff

Midlands

London

Weston-super-Mare

Portishead

Bristol Parkway

Yate

Filton Abbey Wood

Stapleton Road

N

Lawrence Hill

KeynshamOldfield Park

Henbury North Filton

Weston Milton

Worle

Pill

Yatton

Parson Street

Bedminster

Nailsea & Backwell

Bristol TempleMeads

London

South West

Gloucester

Bath Spa

Patchway

Pilning

Freshford

WiltshireTowns

Ashley Down

B

Phase 2

Phase 1 half hourly service

Phase 1 hourly service

New station

Funding new rail servicesTrains are run by different operators, mainlyGreat Western Railway in the West of England.

Train operators are commercial companieswhich need to make a profit to run trainservices.

Extra train services can be funded by othersources, including councils, but have to fitwithin the national rail timetable.

We expect that the MetroWest Phase 1 andPhase 2 services will need some subsidy. Thecost of this subsidy would have to be sharedbetween the four councils for at least threeyears.

The Department for Transport may considerfunding the new services after the first threeyears if they meet their value for moneycriteria.

AccessibilityNew stations and services provided underMetroWest will be designed to meet allstatutory accessibility standards. This meansmaking stations as step-free as possible,providing accessible routes from stationentrance to the platform and for exampleensuring all footbridges have ramps. Step-free access not only benefits disabled peopleor those with reduced mobility but alsopeople with children, heavy luggage orshopping.

Other rail workMuch MetroWest work relies on the Network Railelectrification programme which is underway. Thisincludes the 4-tracking at Filton and improvementsto Bristol East Junction.

There are aspirations to open more stationsincluding Portway Park and Ride, Ashton Gate,Saltford and Corsham, extend the Henbury Lineservice as well as extending electrification toTaunton via Weston-super-Mare. These schemesrequire funding and good business cases to comeforward.

The Joint Spatial Plan to 2036 and accompanyingJoint Transport Study will be looking at futuretransport requirements including rail.

MetroBusMetroBus and MetroWest are an integratedapproach to travel investment in the area.

MetroBus has been designed to link and connectwith existing rail and bus services and follows ourrecent investment in the Greater Bristol BusNetwork and Showcase Bus Routes.

MetroBus will be an express bus service, separatefrom general traffic in places, with faster and morereliable journey times.

Find out more about MetroBus atwww.travelwest.info/metrobus

Investing in the West of England local rail network

An integratedapproachMetroWest and MetroBusare part of the TravelWestplan to

� support sustainableeconomic growth,

� reduce carbonemissions,

� promote accessibility,

� contribute to better safety,security and health,

� improve the quality oflife and create a healthynatural environment.

MetroWest Phase 2 timeline*

Final business case submitted to JointTransport Board for full approval

Construction starts

Train servicesoperating Spring

Late 2013 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Detailed technical workSecure planningconsent and otherpermissions

MetroWest Phase 1 timeline*

Final business case submitted to JointTransport Board for full approval

Constructionstarts

Train servicesoperating Spring

Pre-2013 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Detailed technicalwork

Development ConsentOrder decision on

reopening Portishead line

*Timelines are as at November 2015 and are dependent on meeting rail industry tecnical requirementsand are subject to change.