THE COST of a new railway station for Wellington will run into millions, it has been disclosed.

Now, campaigners for the station have been tasked with identifiying sources of funding for the project following a meeting with Network Rail officials on Monday.

The meeting, attended by Wellington town councillors and orchestrated by aspiring Wellington Conservative MP Mark Formosa, heard that a new station in South Wales similar to the one proposed for Wellington, cost £4 million.

Network Rail representatives Chris Aldridge and Dylan Bowen also pointed out that additional Sprinter trains may have to be purchased at a cost of around £1 million per carriage.

The group visited the site of the proposed station, now used to house butane gas tanks for Swallowfield, before moving the Wellington community centre for further discussions.

See today's WWN for more.