Welcome to the Oxford City & Surrounding areas Local Representatives Groups page

At East West Railway Company (EWR Co), we’re passionate about hearing what local representatives, and their communities, think about East West Rail (EWR) so we can, together, successfully build a project that will bring faster journey times, lower transport costs and ease pressure on local roads. This will bring people closer to the things that matter most – jobs, friends, and family.

We’ve set up 15 Local Representatives Groups along the route where we will deliver the East West Rail project to help local communities connect with us through their representatives. The Groups include Councillors, Parish and Town Councils and representatives from EWR Co.

Following feedback from Group members, the Oxford City and Oxford & Surrounding Areas Groups have now merged to form the Oxford City & Surrounding Areas Local Representatives Group.

Group meeting schedule:

Meeting #1 – Wednesday 9 November 2022 – Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and how this relates to the Development Consent Order (DCO) Process, and Active Travel / First Mile Last Mile

Meeting #2 – Wednesday 22 February 2023 – Defining Net Zero

Meeting #3 – Tuesday 27 June 2023 – Route Update Announcement

Meeting #4 – Monday 16 October 2023 – Our approach to how we engage with you and your communities

Find out what’s happening in the Oxford City & Surrounding Areas Group.

You can stay up to date with what’s happening in this Group by viewing the documents on the right of this page which include agendas, meeting notes, Terms of Reference, maps, presentations and other reference material to support the meetings. New, relevant documents will be uploaded after each meeting.

You can also find out more about the Local Representatives Groups and access other Groups 'pages on our Local Representatives Groups welcome page.