DO we really need a station at Southampton Football Club's home ground?

As reported by the Daily Echo, the city's Conservative Party has pledged to build a station at the stadium if it is voted into power in the upcoming city elections.

But is it a good idea?

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The party says it wants to see rail routes go down to Southampton Football Club’s home ground to encourage supporters to take public transport as opposed to using their cars.

They hope this will lead to fewer people on the road on matchdays and help cut pollution in the city.

The campaign to build the station was launched by Southampton Conservatives leader Cllr Jeremy Moulton, who said: "There are huge pollution and traffic problems and having this new station would help stop this. It would get lots of cars off the road and get people in the ground easier.

"It could improve policing as well as officers would be able to get people from the train into stadium in a more simpler way."

However, Labour ward councillor for Bevois, Cllr Stephen Barnes-Andrews, added: “When the ground was originally built there was some sort of feasibility study about whether a station could be built but railway companies were not interested at all as the station would only serve people on matchdays or when events are on.”

So with the site of the proposed station close to the old Northam railway station, do we need it?