Consultation on plans to reopen Hampshire rail line

People are having their say on whether a train track along the edge of the New Forest should reopen.

Network Rail has started a consultation on the Waterside line, which closed to passengers in 1966.

If given the go ahead, trains would run between Southampton and a new station in Hythe.

A series of public information events are taking place over the coming weeks.

• Wednesday 10 August, 16:00-20:00: St. Anne’s Neighbourhood Centre, Hythe

• Thursday 11 August, 17:00-21:00: Marchwood Junior School

• Friday 12 August, 14:30-18:30: Totton and Eling Community Centre – Plant Room

• Saturday 13 August, 10:00-14:00: Hythe and Dibden Parish Hall

• Monday 15 August, 14:00-18:00: The Jubilee Hall, Fawley

• Monday 5 September, 18:00-22:00: Marchwood Junior School

• Tuesday 6 September, 16:00-20:00: Hythe and Dibden Parish Hall

• Thursday 8 September, 14:00-18:00: Totton and Eling Community Centre – Plant Room

• Friday 9 September, 10:00-14:00: The Jubilee Hall, Fawley

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