{"id":281054,"date":"2025-09-09T20:56:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T10:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railuk.com\/?p=182442"},"modified":"2025-09-09T20:56:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T10:56:14","slug":"local-people-in-leighton-buzzard-invited-to-feedback-on-station-public-right-of-way-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=281054","title":{"rendered":"Local people in Leighton Buzzard invited to feedback on station public right of way plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railuk.com\/infrastructure\/local-people-in-leighton-buzzard-invited-to-feedback-on-station-public-right-of-way-plans\/\" title=\"Local people in Leighton Buzzard invited to feedback on station public right of way plans\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"485\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/09115447\/Leighton-Buzzard-southern-footbridge-aerial-view-485x360.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;\" link_thumbnail=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/09115447\/Leighton-Buzzard-southern-footbridge-aerial-view-485x360.jpg 485w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/09115447\/Leighton-Buzzard-southern-footbridge-aerial-view-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Network Rail is inviting residents and station users to provide their views on&nbsp;plans for a&nbsp;permanent public right of way over the West Coast Main Line at Leighton Buzzard station to help secure local connectivity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday 24 September, representatives from Network Rail will be at Linslade Community Hall between 4.30pm and 7pm to speak with local people about options being considered to reinstate a permanent public right of way across Leighton Buzzard&nbsp;station.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In 2019 a stepped footbridge that carried a public right of way was removed by Network Rail for safety reasons, with a temporary alternative route for the public in place over the station\u2019s southern footbridge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Working closely&nbsp;with partners at London Northwestern Railway who manage Leighton Buzzard station, Network Rail is now considering options to provide a permanent public right of way across the station and is seeking views from the local community on the following three options:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To make the temporary alternative route over Leighton Buzzard station\u2019s southern footbridge a permanent public right of way.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>To construct a new ramped footbridge in the location of the old bridge that was removed in 2019.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>To construct a new stepped footbridge in the location of the old bridge that was removed in 2019.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/09115553\/Indicative-drawing-showing-option-3-installation-of-a-new-stepped-footbridge-at-Leighton-Buzzard-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/09115553\/Indicative-drawing-showing-option-3-installation-of-a-new-stepped-footbridge-at-Leighton-Buzzard-1024x656.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-182444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/09115553\/Indicative-drawing-showing-option-3-installation-of-a-new-stepped-footbridge-at-Leighton-Buzzard-1024x656.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/09115553\/Indicative-drawing-showing-option-3-installation-of-a-new-stepped-footbridge-at-Leighton-Buzzard-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/09115553\/Indicative-drawing-showing-option-3-installation-of-a-new-stepped-footbridge-at-Leighton-Buzzard-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/09115553\/Indicative-drawing-showing-option-3-installation-of-a-new-stepped-footbridge-at-Leighton-Buzzard-1536x985.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/09115553\/Indicative-drawing-showing-option-3-installation-of-a-new-stepped-footbridge-at-Leighton-Buzzard-2048x1313.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/09115553\/Indicative-drawing-showing-option-3-installation-of-a-new-stepped-footbridge-at-Leighton-Buzzard-655x420.jpg 655w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/09115553\/Indicative-drawing-showing-option-3-installation-of-a-new-stepped-footbridge-at-Leighton-Buzzard-696x446.jpg 696w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/09115553\/Indicative-drawing-showing-option-3-installation-of-a-new-stepped-footbridge-at-Leighton-Buzzard-1068x685.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/09115553\/Indicative-drawing-showing-option-3-installation-of-a-new-stepped-footbridge-at-Leighton-Buzzard-1920x1231.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Carole Bayliss, strategy director for Network Rail\u2019s West Coast South route, said:<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cWe\u2019re inviting local people to share their views on options for a&nbsp;permanent right of way across Leighton Buzzard station as part of our plans to safely secure connectivity for pedestrians over the busy West Coast Main Line.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe feedback we receive will help us to better understand the needs of the local community before we submit a new planning application for a permanent right of way to be reinstated.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Following the event, Network Rail will submit an application to Central Bedfordshire Council to legally divert the public right of way. This will be the second application, following the rejection of a diversion over the station\u2019s northern bridge in April 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The public can share their views on three options being considered at Leighton Buzzard station by attending Network Rail\u2019s drop-in event at Linslade Community Hall (Waterloo Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 2NR) between 4.30pm and 7pm on Wednesday 24 September.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, people can&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/my.newzapp.co.uk\/t\/page\/1276\/3e78d9e0-70a7-4a68-9bfb-d4a82ec26570\">submit their feedback by 1 Wednesday October 2025 online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Image credit: Network Rail<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railuk.com\/infrastructure\/local-people-in-leighton-buzzard-invited-to-feedback-on-station-public-right-of-way-plans\/\" title=\"Local people in Leighton Buzzard invited to feedback on station public right of way plans\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/09115447\/Leighton-Buzzard-southern-footbridge-aerial-view-485x360.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/a>Network Rail is inviting residents and station users to provide their views on\u00a0plans for a\u00a0permanent public right of way over the West Coast Main Line at Leighton Buzzard station to help secure local connectivity.\u00a0 On Wednesday 24 September, representatives from Network Rail will be at Linslade Community Hall between 4.30pm and 7pm to speak with [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[343,47,16092,16031,85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-281054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infrastructure","category-rail-news","category-stations","category-structures","category-uk"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=281054"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281054\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":281055,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281054\/revisions\/281055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=281054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=281054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=281054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}