Stations
In Great Britain, 2,567 stations were served by mainline rail services as at 31 March 2020.
Which are the busiest and least used railway stations in the UK?
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General Interest
Cheaper ‘Pay As You Go’ rail fares for South East Wales
Rail customers can now take advantage of cheaper ‘Pay As You Go’ fares thanks to the launch of a new contactless tap in, tap out payment service on key routes across South East Wales.
Making it faster, easier and cheaper...
Accessibility
Flying start for Inverness Airport railway station
ScotRail’s newest railway station in the Highlands is celebrating its first anniversary this week, with more than 50,000 passenger journeys being made at the Inverness Airport interchange.
The £14 million station, constructed by Network Rail and situated between the Highland...
Accessibility
Accessible footbridge installed at Dore & Totley Station
A new footbridge has been installed in Dore & Totley as part of the Hope Valley Railway Upgrade
It’s the latest milestone reached at Dore & Totley station which will see improvements for rail passengers travelling between Manchester and Sheffield.
Six...
Accessibility
Work starts on accessibility upgrade project at Alfreton station
Work has started on a multi-million pound project to improve accessibility at Alfreton station.
The station, which reopened in its current guise in the 1970s, will see two new lifts attached to the existing footbridge, making journeys easier for all...
Innovation
Tap-in, tap-out travel is on track for the West Midlands and Greater Manchester
Thousands more passengers will benefit from simpler, more flexible travel from next year, under new pilot schemes confirmed by the Rail Minister today (1 February).
Stations across the West Midlands and selected routes in Greater Manchester are set to be...
HS2
Shortlist announced to supply and operate HS2’s mass transit system at Interchange Station
HS2 Ltd today (31 January 2024) confirmed the shortlisted bidders to operate and maintain the assets required for the new mass transit system at Interchange station in Solihull.
The contracts will require the winning bidder to work with HS2 Ltd...
British Transport Police
ScotRail triples the number of body worn cameras on Scotland’s Railway
ScotRail plans to more than triple its number of body worn cameras in a bid to tackle anti-social behaviour on Scotland’s Railway.
The train operator will roll out more than 1,000 new body cameras by the end of this month,...
Accessibility
EMR launches British Sign Language service to help deaf customers
Deaf customers who travel with East Midlands Railway (EMR) will be able to get help to communicate with railway staff after the operator signed up to a new British Sign Language service.
The service, which is being operated by InterpretersLive,...
Accessibility
Specialist school gets ultimate railway experience
Budding railway enthusiasts from a specialist school for autism in Lancashire became station assistants and signallers for the day at Manchester Piccadilly station.
On Wednesday 24 January, eight students from Hillside Specialist School and College, near Preston, got a behind...
Accessibility
Engineers start work to improve accessibility at Beeston station
Work has started on a multi-million pound project to improve accessibility at Beeston station.
The project will see two new lifts installed, providing unobstructed, step-free access between platforms 1 and 2 at Beeston station, allowing for easier passenger journeys.
As part...
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GB Railfreight names train after hero signaller Bill Taylor
Logistics operator GB Railfreight yesterday named a locomotive after Signaller Bill (Willie) Taylor, 40 years to the day after...