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Tring station now more accessible for passengers

Tring station in Hertfordshire is now more accessible for passengers following a multi-million-pound transformation under the Access for All scheme. The upgrade includes new lifts, ramps and a new footbridge to provide step-free access to all five of Tring station’s...

Birmingham: University station redevelopment given go ahead

Birmingham’s £56 million University station redevelopment has now been confirmed after West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) agreed the full business case. Approval means that work can start later this year on building a new fit-for-purpose station with modern facilities and...

New information screens for Thameslink passengers at St Pancras

Seven new passenger information screens at St Pancras, which can display 128 departures at one time, are now giving clearer, more comprehensive information at the street-level entrance Thameslink’s subterranean platforms. Following requests and suggestions from passengers, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR)...

Dyer & Butler completes platform extensions at three station in the South East

Dyer & Butler has completed major platform extension works at three stations on behalf of Network Rail as part of the £150 million Gatwick Airport station renovation. The multi-disciplined engineering services specialist’s engineers extended the platforms at Cooksbridge, Lancing and...

New entrance/exit at Paddington station

A new entrance at London Paddington station will improve the flow of passengers, reduce travelling time through the station and help maintain social distancing. The new access is located near platform one, next to Sainsbury’s and the ticket office, and...

£3 billion masterplan for Arden Cross, alongside HS2 Birmingham Interchange station

A development consortium has announced a £3 billion plan to create a sustainable new business, leisure and residential destination and world leading economic hub around HS2’s proposed Birmingham Interchange station. Arden Cross is a 140-hectare (346-acre) site to the east...

Extra funding for Kirkby Headbolt Lane station scheme

The scheme to open a new station on the Merseyrail network at Headbolt Lane in Kirkby has attracted £3.3 million of funding from the Combined Authority’s Strategic Investment Fund to move to the next stage of Network Rail’s design...

Network Rail receives DfT funding to improve Peckham Rye station

Network Rail has received £1 million from the Department for Transport to develop designs for Peckham Rye station, to make it more accessible with more capacity and better facilities for passengers. Peckham Rye is currently the busiest interchange station in...

New report examines future design of local stations

A report commissioned by Network Rail which looked into the future of railway station design has been published by Design Council. ThinkStation provides a framework for the future design of local stations following a wide-reaching engagement exercise completed earlier...

Approval given to start work at Soham station

East Cambridgeshire District Council has given the go-ahead for the proposed new station at Soham to be built. Network Rail can now proceed with starting the early enabling works this autumn. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, led by Mayor James...

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RIA Northern Ireland welcomes new business engagement manager

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has announced Matt Taylor as the new Business Engagement Manager for RIA Northern Ireland....