Petition · past parliament

Start more frequent and longer services on Coventry-Nuneaton line

Closed 158 signatures

What the petition asks

Coventry Arena Station opens soon, serving Ricoh Arena, Station to close for 1 hour after rugby & football matches finish. Get train company to run longer & more frequent trains when station opens to avoid having to close the station after matches.
London Midland (TOC) & Coventry City Council want to close station [meant to serve sports arena (Ricoh Arena) and associated retail park] for an hour after matches on safety grounds because London Midland refuse to set on longer or more frequent trains to cope with crowds.

Timeline

3 Sep 2015 Petition opened for signatures
3 Mar 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 158
Status Closed
Opened 3 Sep 2015
Closed 3 Mar 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.