Plans for a much-needed railway station in Buckshaw Village appear to be back on track.
The project had hit the buffers due to a £3million shortfall in funding but Network Rail has agreed it will consider providing the shortfall in the short-term.
The news means residents in Buckshaw could be climbing aboard the service between Manchester and Preston sooner than they thought.
Chorley Council is working closely with Network Rail and Chorley's MP Lindsay Hoyle to ensure a railway station at Buckshaw Village is up and running as soon as possible.
Council leader Peter Goldsworthy: "We've never lost sight of the benefit this new railway link would have for people in Chorley as a whole and Buckshaw Village in particular. The £3million shortfall threatened to de-rail the whole project but thanks to determination from our officers, support from our MP and a fantastic willingness to see this station open from Network Rail, I'm hoping we're well and truly back on track."
MP Mr Hoyle said: I am pleased that following the meeting I arranged with Network Rail we were able to pursue a way forward to ensure that the railway station at Buckshaw Village does go ahead.
"By working with Network Rail and Chorley Council I am sure that we can overcome the funding gap and help provide a key transport link for people of Chorley."
Buckshaw, which has developed on the former Royal Ordnance site off Dawson Lane, will eventually provide homes for 8,000 people and jobs for 8,500 within the neighbouring Strategic Regional Site, making it one of the borough's largest communities.
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