Today a petition about Winchburgh Railway Station will be brought to Holyrood
The petition which will be presented to Patrick Harvie MSP to take the necessary action to put a new train station in place as promised. members of the Community Council will get on the X 38 at Sainsbury’s Local in Winchburgh heading for Edinburgh.
The petition states: “We call on the Scottish Government to set a date to open a Train Station in Winchburgh. The lack of information and not coming forward to meet Winchburgh Developments despite continuous promises for meetings, not only undermines trust in our government but also hinders our ability as local organisations to plan for future community growth and development in our community.
“There is evidence a train station would deliver these benefits:
• Trips on congested roads to Edinburgh would be reduced to 15 minutes to the city centre.
• Estimated up to 1658 car trips a day off the Lothians/Edinburgh Road network
• Benefits from reduced congestion removing greenhouse gasses and improved air quality for all.
• Direct economic benefits of £2.4m to passengers per year.
• Provide a regional station serving 26,000 people – double the projected Winchburgh population.
“As members of the Winchburgh community, we have experienced first-hand our collective anticipation for the opening of our long-awaited train station and watched as other villages and towns across Scotland – much smaller than Winchburgh – are getting new train stations. NOW IT’S WINCHBURGH’S TURN.”
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