Ratification cover letter to Network Rail
| Date | 24 September 2020 |
| Section | Closures |
James Osborn
Executive, Access and Licensing
BY EMAIL ONLY
24 September 2020
Alex Hellier
Head of Strategic Planning (South East)
Network Rail
Dear Alex,
Newhaven Marine station – Department for Transport request for ratification of
closure
1) Please find enclosed a notice ratifying the closure of Newhaven Marine station.
Under the power granted in s.32(9)(b) of the Railways Act 2005 (the Act), the
Office of Rail and Road (ORR) requires Govia Thameslink Railway Limited to
display the ratification notice at Newhaven Marine station for a period of 4 weeks
following the date of the notice.
2) Please note that the notice also requires the operator of the stations in the area
affected by the closure to display a copy of the closure ratification notice at those
stations for a period of 4 weeks following the date of the notice.
3) Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, as operator of London Victoria station, is
required to display the notice at that station.
4) I have written separately to Govia Thameslink Railway Limited concerning the
requirement to display the notice at Brighton, Lewes, Newhaven Harbour and
Newhaven Town stations.
5) I will today send a copy of the closure ratification notice to the Department for
Transport, and to all the parties consulted by the Department for Transport. A copy
of the notice will also appear on the ORR website and will be placed on the ORR
public register.
6) In deciding whether to ratify this proposed closure, ORR has checked that the
Department for Transport has:
a) provided ORR with the appropriate documentation;
Head Office: 25 Cabot Square, London E14 4QZ T: 020 7282 2000 www.orr.gov.uk
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