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:''Not to be confused with Doncaster International Railport'' Doncaster Inland Port (also known as Rossington Inland Port, or Doncaster iPort) is a planned intermodal rail terminal; a ''Strategic Rail Freight Interchange'', proposed for construction west of Rossington and south of Doncaster at junction 3 of the M18 motorway in England. It is to be connected to the rail network via the line of the former South Yorkshire Joint Railway, and from an extension of the former Rossington Colliery branch from the East Coast Main Line. The plan included a 171ha intermodal rail terminal to be built on green belt land, of which over 50ha was to be developed into warehousing, making it the largest rail terminal in Yorkshire, the development also included over 150ha of countryside, the majority of which was to remain in agricultural use, with other parts used for landscaping, and habitat creation as part of environment mitigation measures. ==History== In 2006 developer HelioSlough began a public consultation around their proposals to create a rail freight depot west of Rossington. In 2007 the ''Rossington Eco Town Partnership'', an association of Rossington Forward, Rossington Development Trust, and local landowners and property developers UK Coal, Persimmon Homes, Helios Properties and Rossington Hall Ltd. presented plans to build a large 'eco town' development over a 20-year timespan of ten to fifteen thousand homes on land to the south and west of Rossington. The plan included redevelopment of the Rossington Colliery site, and included as part of the employment proposals the plan from Helios Properties for an Inland port. The development, which would have used significant amounts of agricultural land was opposed by a large majority of local residents. The project was shortlisted as one of 15 potential sites in the UK for a new town development in 2008, by 2009 the scope of the plan had been reduced to a five thousand home 'eco-village'. In 2009 developer HelioSlough submitted a planning application for a $516 million rail terminal with of warehousing; the plan represented the largest rail logistics development in Yorkshire, and was to be operated and part funded by Hutchinson Ports. The application, which included development on green belt land was approved by Doncaster Council but opposed by the Campaign to Protect Rural England, and four parish councils. In January 2010 local MPs MP Caroline Flint (Don Valley) and Jeffrey Ennis (Barnsley East and Mexborough) voiced their support for the plan.〔Sources: * * *〕 In March 2010 the UK government decided that no public enquiry would be needed for the project. In June 2011 developers Helios Europe, Shepherd Aligned and SEGRO entered into a joint agreement to develop the site, which would be road connected via the £18 million Finningley and Rossington Regeneration Route Scheme (FARRRS) road scheme, and be built for international trade, with customs clearance. In September 2011 planning consent was given for the rail port; construction of the facility was initially planned to begin in 2012. The tendering process for a rail operator of the port was begun in 2012: DB Schenker Rail UK, ABP, Stobart Group and Freightliner were listed as potential operators.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 DB Schenker coming up with the goods at Rossington? )〕 Hutchinson Whampoa had also been reported as a potential rail operator in 2011. In 2013 the successor company to Helios Europe, Verdion obtained financial backing for its projects through Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP). HOOPP planned to invest €1billion in European logistics facilities through Verdion including the £400 million ''"iPort Doncaster"'' development.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 HOOPP invests more in Europe )〕 Work on the FARRRS connecting road began in late 2013. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Doncaster Inland Port, Rossington」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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