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# People urged to back calls for reopening of Lichfield to Burton railway line
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/people-urged-to-back-calls-for-reopening-of-lichfield-to-burton-railway-line/
- Published: 2024-03-18T08:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-03-18T07:08:46.000Z
- Description: A councillor has urged people to back a campaign to get the Lichfield to Burton railway line reopened.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Politics, Transport, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:58

A councillor has urged people to back a campaign to get the Lichfield to Burton railway line reopened.

No passenger services currently use the Cross City Line tracks beyond Lichfield Trent Valley station on a regular basis.

But Cllr Richard Henshaw, Liberal Democrat representative for Leomansley ward and a member of the Lichfield Rail Promotion Group, said reusing the route could help alleviate local transport issues.

He said:

> “How many Lichfield District residents are aware of the existence of a well-maintained rail line between Lichfield and Burton parallel to the congested and dangerous A38 which is currently overwhelmed by HS2 works?  
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> “This could – with a lot less work and effort than HS2 – be upgraded to passenger standards and relieve congestion and pollution, as well as serving the National Memorial Arboretum and Alrewas as well.  
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> “The only blocks to this improvement of our local transport system appear to be the inertia of the county council and central government.”  
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> Cllr Richard Henshaw

Cllr Henshaw said he hoped the issue would be a key part of the focus going forward.

> “Please join us at Lichfield Rail Promotion Group to achieve this and specifically to lobby all the candidates at the forthcoming General Election.”  
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> Cllr Richard Henshaw