Magor railway station

[1] 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 after a local man Luke Dearden appealed in the local argus to rail planners to rethink a previously rejected plan This was despite the earlier Sewta plans to develop Severn Tunnel Junction, as a number of factors have changed since then.

[citation needed] 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.

[2] 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.

[3] 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.

[4] The proposal involves a 'walkway' station which would not provide car parking, instead focussing on active travel and walkability for the village's 6,000 residents.

Magor station in 1961