Plans to reopen the abandoned train station below the Baltic Triangle have been given a huge boost.
The proposals to reinstate St James station now have the backing of Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram and the area's businesses, with the prospect of bringing the abandoned station back to life now described as a "very real possibility".
In the Baltic Triangle, now home to dozens of creative businesses, nightclubs, bars, restaurants and more, there is an increasing demand to see the station open once more.
The old St James Station closed in 1917, but the campaign to reopen it has been building pace for the past few years after the Baltic Triangle became a development hotspot.
This week, the Baltic Triangle Community Interest Company (CIC), which is leading the campaign to reopen the train station, said reopening St James station would bring "enormous benefits" - and is now a "major priority" for the area's firms.
The city region's Metro Mayor has also given his backing to the proposals, after the Combined Authority Transport Plan (CATP) was published last month.
A look around the old St James station in the Baltic Triangle:
Liam Kelly, chair of the CIC, told BusinessLive: "When we conducted a survey of Baltic businesses, re-opening the train station came out as a major priority for the Baltic Triangle Area CIC to focus on.
"For the area to continue to grow as a destination for culture, creative and digital activity, we need ambitions such as this to be accelerated. It’s welcome news and we’re looking forward to the next steps."
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