Request for ratification of decision to close Rochester Station
| Date | 01 September 2015 |
| Section | Closures |
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Department 1
for Transport
Rail
Executive
stations.depots@orr.gsi.gov.uk
By e-mail only
Dear Sirs,
Rail Executive
Department for Transport
Zone 4/18, Great Minster House
33 Horseferry Road
London SW1P 4DR
Web Site: www.dft.gov.uk
Our Ref: RFTB/020/
001
/025/jfk
01
September 2015
RATIFICATION REQUEST FOR CLOSURE OF ROCHESTER STATION
Following the recent consultation
in
respect
of
the proposal to discontinue the use
of
Rochester station and the publication of the summary of responses and the Department's
comments, Claire Perry, Parliamentary Under Secretary
of
State for Transport, has
agreed that the Office of Rail and Road ('ORR')
be
requested formally to ratify the
closure.
Paragraph 24
of
ORR's Procedures for Reviewing Closure References suggests that the
summary of responses be published for four weeks prior to reference. The summary was
published
on
29 July 2015.
Documents making up the closure submission are:
1 . Closure consultation document
2. Closure Notice
3. Copy
of
Statutory Notice published
in
newspapers:
• Daily Mail, 5 and 12 February 2015
• Daily Telegraph, 5 and 12 February 2015
• Medway Messenger, 6 and 13 February 2015
4. Copy of other consultation letters
of
5 February 2015 from Department for
Transport to named stakeholders
5. List and copies
of
responses received
6. Summary of responses with
OfT
comments.
Electronic copies
of
these documents are attached to this e-mail.
If
you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours faithfully,
Fares & Passenger Benefits Manager
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Closure of existing Rochester station
Consultation document
February 2015
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