[4][5][page needed] The site is now mixed use business premises including a gym, MOT centre and Veterinary Clinic.

[6] Assessments by Capita Symonds in 2010 evaluated the cost of the project as £14.1m, and highlighted it would be of particular importance given the popular restaurant and pub environment in the town, as well as the 70,000 yearly visitors to the Roman tourist attractions nearby.

[7] Caerleon is particularly suited to public transport improvements as it has long had poor air quality.

[8] The Welsh Government has commissioned Arup to review the Caerleon Station Grip 3 Report land around the site has been safeguarded by Newport City Council for future reopening[9] but in the near term the station has been neglected in favour of other reopenings predominantly in the Cardiff area.

Proposals to reopen Caerleon station were strengthened following the decision by First Minister Mark Drakeford in 2019 to reject the M4 relief road,[11] which now allows up to £1.4bn to be allocated through the Welsh Government's borrowing facility[12] for improving infrastructure in and around the south east Wales M4.