Section 9 – Rail freight interchanges
22.Section 9 specifies the circumstances when the construction of a rail freight interchange is a Significant Infrastructure Project. These are:
the land on which the rail freight interchange is situated must:
be in Wales, and
be at least 60 hectares in area,
the rail freight interchange must be capable of handling:
consignments of goods from more than one consignor and to more than one consignee, and
at least four goods trains per day,
the rail freight interchange must be part of the railway network in Wales,
the rail freight interchange must include warehouses to which goods can be delivered from the railway network in Wales either directly or by means of another form of transport, and
the rail freight interchange must not be part of a military establishment.
23.This section also specifies the circumstances when the alteration of a rail freight interchange is a Significant Infrastructure Project. These are:
the land on which the rail freight interchange is situated must be in Wales;
the rail freight interchange must be capable of handling:
consignments of goods from more than one consignor and to more than one consignee, and
at least four goods trains per day;
the rail freight interchange must be part of the railway network in Wales;
the rail freight interchange must include warehouses to which goods can be delivered from the railway network in Wales either directly or by means of another form of transport;
the rail freight interchange must not be part of a military establishment;
the alteration must increase by at least 60 hectares the area of the land on which the rail freight interchange is situated.
