page_title: Magor railway station
section_title: Campaign for reopening
hierarchical_section_title: Magor railway station / Campaign for reopening
caption_attribution_description: English: Down freight passing Magor. View eastward, towards Severn Tunnel Junction etc.: ex-GW South Wales main line, quadrupled in 1941. The '4500' 2-6-2Ts were more usually on branch passenger trains, but here on a Class K freight is No. 4558 (built 9/24). An Up freight is passing on the opposite side.
context_page_description: Magor railway station is a former station serving Magor, Monmouthshire, east of the city of Newport and west of Caldicot. It was opened as a broad gauge line with the South Wales Railway in 1850 and closed to passengers in 1964. The line was quadrupled in 1941.
context_section_description: The Sewta rail strategy plan and Monmouthshire County Council plans have considered reopening the station, but the decision has been made to redevelop Severn Tunnel Junction railway station in preference.
  In July 2013 the Magor Action Group on Rail (MAGOR) was formed to campaign for a station to be re-opened to serve the communities of Magor and Undy.  This was despite the earlier Sewta plans to develop Severn Tunnel Junction, as a number of factors have changed since then.
  The population of Magor and Undy has grown significantly (as has train use), is the largest group of users that currently use Severn Tunnel Junction railway station and are within 10–15 minutes walking or cycling distance of the preferred new site. Monmouthshire County Council has agreed to take forward work on a business case.
  In November 2016, Monmouthshire council made an application to the Department of Transport for £5.2 million towards the opening the station but was not successful. The total cost was expected to be £7 million with the Welsh Government providing the remaining funds.
  In June 2019, Residents of Magor submitted a business case to the Welsh Government to reopen the station as part of the South Wales Metro scheme following the cancellation of the M4 relief road. The proposal involves a 'walkway' station which would not provide car parking, instead focussing on active travel and walkability for the town's 6,000 residents.
caption: Magor station in 1961
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