Category: Stations

Wakefield bridge replacement to secure vital route for generations

Network Rail is investing £5 million to replace the railway bridge over Agbrigg Road in Wakefield with a more reliable structure designed to serve passengers and freight for well over a century. The major project will see the existing bridge – next to Sandal & Agbrigg station – demolished and replaced with a completely new […]

Network Rail appoints team for Oxford station masterplan

Passengers travelling through Oxford station could benefit from new entrances, better onward travel connections, and a station designed to handle the city’s rapid growth, as Network Rail appoints a masterplanning team led by Hawkins\Brown, in collaboration with 5th Studio. Oxford station already sees over 8 million passengers travel through the station a year and 24,000 […]

“See it. Say it. Sorted.” marks a decade of keeping Britain’s railways safe

Passengers have helped the British Transport Police record almost 83,000 crimes over the past decade, by texting 61016, according to new figures released today, as the “See it. Say it. Sorted.” campaign reaches its 10th anniversary.  Since its launch in 2016, the campaign has become one of the most recognised public safety messages in the […]

“See it. Say it. Sorted.” marks a decade of keeping Britain’s railways safe

Passengers have helped the British Transport Police record almost 83,000 crimes over the past decade, by texting 61016, according to new figures released today, as the “See it. Say it. Sorted.” campaign reaches its 10th anniversary.  Since its launch in 2016, the campaign has become one of the most recognised public safety messages in the […]

Royal Marines abseil from Victory Arch as London Waterloo marks 20 years of London Poppy Day

South Western marked the 20th anniversary of London Poppy Day at London Waterloo, Britain’s biggest railway station.   London Poppy Day is the flagship fundraising event for the Royal British Legion’s (RBL) annual Poppy Appeal. Donations to RBL help support the needs of serving Armed Forces personnel, veterans and their families.  Last year, £1.5 million was raised across […]

Five stations in the west of England to benefit from more than £24m of accessibility improvements

A major programme of improvements is gathering pace at stations across the west of England, making the railway more accessible for passengers and local communities. At Weston-super-Mare, two new lifts are being added to the station’s Grade II-listed footbridge, providing step-free access between platforms for the first time. The historic footbridge first opened in 1884, […]

Full steam ahead on Mayor’s plans for four new rail stations as Liverpool City Region drives good growth in every postcode

Plans for four new railway stations across the Liverpool City Region are moving forward, bringing the prospect of easier journeys and better connections to jobs and opportunities a step closer for thousands of residents. Mayor Steve Rotheram is pressing ahead with his manifesto commitment to begin work on four new stations by 2030, with schemes […]

Platform 1 closure at Limehouse station extended following Barking derailment

Rail operator c2c Railway – now part of GBR Anglia – has announced that the current closure of the London-bound Platform 1 at Limehouse station will be extended until Monday 23 November following the freight train derailment at Barking on Friday 23 October. The current phase of works at Limehouse began on Saturday 17 October […]

Work to start on new lifts and footbridge ahead of step-free Wellington journeys

Passengers at Wellington station will benefit from easier, step-free journeys as work begins work on a major accessibility upgrade next month. Funded through the Department for Transport’s Access for All programme, and delivered by Network Rail, the scheme will provide two new lifts and a new footbridge, creating an accessible route between both platforms and […]