£20m railway station project for Teesside Airport following HS2 cancellation

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has committed £20m to build a new fit-for-purpose railway station at Teesside International Airport.

The investment will see a fully accessible station installed at the airport, allowing people to travel by rail from across the region to Teesside International.

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen commented: “It is no secret that our airport suffered serious neglect under the stewardship of the previous owners and local Labour councils, and it was always going to take some time to turn things around.

“In the past few years, we have saved the airport from closure, invested in our terminal which has helped us attract amazing holiday flights to Alicante, Faro, and Corfu to name just a few. These improvements have also allowed us to provide a level of service to our passengers which has seen us win two national awards.

“We are ahead of schedule on our plan to turn things around, and the next phase of development following the opening of our business park and cargo facility, will see us build a new station at the airport.

“As a serious airport we need a working rail link that passengers can use to get to the airport, and with the current state of the train station this is simply not possible.

“This investment is another step towards making our fantastic local airport sustainable for the long-term and is only possible following the £1bn we received from government following the cancellation of the Manchester leg of HS2.”

The station will be funded from the £1bn of new money for transport allocated to Tees Valley following the scrapping of the northern leg of HS2. The project is part of the Mayor’s Transport package which will be taken to Tees Valley Combined Authority cabinet for approval in January.

By Matthew Neville – Senior Correspondent, Bdaily

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