New rail station for Robin Hood Airport

Monday 30 June 2008

Airline & Airport Updates

Robin Hood Airport based in Yorkshire, close to Doncaster, Sheffield and Leeds, has been granted planning permission to build a new rail station.

Doncaster Council's planning committee has approved proposals for a new two-platform station on the Doncaster to Lincoln train line.

The station would be based a few hundred metres from the main airport building and a shuttle bus service would provide passengers with a connection to the terminal.

A 250-space park and ride scheme is also part of the new design, which follows an earlier proposal for a one-platform station. This plan was changed after the airport calculated signalling costs for one platform would be too expensive.

Clare Wilson, environment manager at the airport, said: "We are delighted with the news that this important new facility is nearer to reality.

"Seven percent of our passengers already use public transport, which is really positive when you consider that the airport has only been open for three years."

Robin Hood Airport is celebrating three years of service this year and welcomed new flights to Poznan and Wroclaw from Wizz Air airline in February.