Wiltshire Council partners with TransWilts to improve Melksham station

This new project will see the lease of the council-owned Station Approach car park transferred to TransWilts, which will take on responsibility for the car park, and in turn make a number of improvements to the facilities at the station.

TransWilts will make a number of changes to the car park to improve the facilities for the benefit of station users, including installing a café on the site, and an extension to the parking areas. It will also introduce parking charges on the site to make the running of the facilities sustainable.

Cllr Bridget Wayman, Cabinet Member for Transport, said: We're delighted to work with TransWilts on this project to improve the facilities for rail users and the people of Melksham.

This community partnership will help to improve public transport provision in Melksham, and indeed the rest of Wiltshire, as the TransWilts line links the county from Royal Wootton Bassett in the north to Salisbury in the south, and on to Swindon, London, and the south coast.

Paul Johnson, Chairman TransWilts said: We are grateful to Wiltshire Council for making the site available, enabling us to provide the Melksham Hub as the initial phase of an overall masterplan for the station.

Construction is being funded with grants from local stakeholders, GWR and the Community Rail Network, and the work will commence in July 2020.

Find out more about the exciting plans for the station (opens new window).