A new railway station serving the proposed SnOasis indoor ski resort at Great Blakenham in Suffolk, England would be a success, according to Britain's rail line agency, Network Rail. The planned Great Blakenham railway station would reduce rail journey times from London to the new ski resort to 70 minutes.

A spokeswoman for Network Rail said: "We have given our support for this scheme now. We had to look at the business case and impact on the existing railway. We're satisfied there is a sound business case behind this. We do think it is a viable option."

SnOasis developers Onslow Suffolk has applied to build the station, which it estimates would cost £13million. A shuttle bus service would take passengers to and from the station and the ski resort, which aims to become the world's biggest indoor ski resort attracting about 820,000 people each year.

The developers would meet the costs of the station's construction but Network Rail would retain ownership of the railway lines, surrounding infrastructure and signalling.