Expansion impact targets achieved:
Significantly increase parking capacity to 1,805 spaces, improving the customer experience
Increase accessibility to the south of Oxfordshire, Science Vale and Enterprise Zone
Boost local economic growth
Didcot Station Car Park Expansion
Total Project Cost: £23.75m
LGF Awarded: £9.5m
Status: Outputs and outcomes completed
Didcot Parkway is used by over three million customers every year. It is a key transport hub for Oxfordshire, offering quick and easy journeys to Oxford, Banbury, Reading and London.
This car park expansion has significantly increased the total number of spaces and included the construction of a connecting footbridge to the station. This will help ‘unlock’ significant economic opportunities across the south of the county, supporting the development of Didcot Station as a key gateway to the Science Vale high-tech cluster and the Enterprise Zone.
Delivery Partner: Great Western Railway and Network Rail
The station’s new multi-storey car park and connecting footbridge on Foxhall Road have improved the experience for all users of Didcot Parkway station.
In total, the station now has a parking capacity of 1,805, an increase of 65%.