This is the history for the submission "Bonnybridge Railway Station "The Former minister for transport Stewart Stevenson responded to my letter of September 2010 by stating quite clearly that and I quote: "A new rail station at Bonnybridge was considered as part of the appraisal process within STPR but it was concluded there was no strategic case for an additional station. The proposed station location places it one of the most strategically significant sections of the Scottish rail network. Passenger services from Glasgow and South West to destinations in Northern and Eastern Scotland utilise this section of track, thus a new station at Bonnybridge would limit the potential to accommodate wider service patterns while also restricting other STPR improvements. In light of these issues a new rail station at Bonnybridge is not supported". This was after both former MSP Denis Canavan from 2005 until he retired and Margaret Mitchell MSP in 2009, had raised the issue with questions in the Scottish Parliament. They both were informed on each occasion that there was no support for a railway station for a number of reasons. On the 14th November 2010 I wrote to the new transport Minister Keith Brown, asking him to re-open the issue, and take a fresh look at the proposal for a Bonnybridge Rail Station. He responded by stating that his predecessor had been in contact to explain the ".

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