Archive for category: Stations

Changeover at Chester-le-Street

Alex Nelson’s eureka moment came to him when he was on the Durham to Newcastle train, stopping at the then defunct Chester-le-Street station. He recalls that moment in November 1998. ‘The station was all boarded up and derelict and unloved and had this ‘To Let’ sign up.’ He and his partner Steve Robson were running...
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London Midland to ‘make £1.25m from closing ticket offices’

The RMT has said ‘leaked internal documents show London Midland plan to…

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Transport partners open new train station at Ellerslie, Auckland

The new, improved Ellerslie train station has been officially opened in central Auckland following an $8m upgrade involving the NZ Transport Agency, Auckland Transport and KiwiRail. Auckland’s Mayor Len Brown led the ribbon cutting celebration at the station accompanied by executives from the NZTA, Auckland Transport and KiwiRail and the project’s contractors. Mr Brown says...
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Funding agreed for redevelopment of Northampton rail station

Ministers have approved £10 million of Government funding for the redevelopment…

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Linlithgow’s second lift

In 1998 Linlithgow station had a lift installed on platform one which previously…

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Indian Railways to build multi-functional complexes at stations

To ‘meet passengers’ expectation of better services at stations’, Indian Railways has decided to construct multi-functional complexes at 198 railway stations. The complexes will provide rail users with facilities like shops, food stalls/restaurants, book stalls, PCO booths, ATMs, medicine and variety stores, budget hotels, parking facilities etc, Minister of State for Railways, K. H. Muniyappa...
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Loughborough station improvements unveiled

Loughborough station’s £8 million improvement scheme was officially unveiled…

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Portadown refurbishment

Portadown Station on the Belfast to Dundalk and Dublin main line is to receive a £3.6m refurbishment. Works will include a new atrium at the Obin Street entrance and lift access and a new footbridge to connect to the island platform. An external facelift will also take place and new public and staff facilities will...
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Station sessions encore

The Station Sessions Festival is packing them in at St Pancras International this spring. The concerts take place early evenings and are free. Donations are collected on site for charity including the Prince’s Trust Music. Artists performing include Rachel Sermanni, The Futureheads (pictured), Bebe Black and Shakka. The mix is proving popular with Londoners and...
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Honourable outcome

A local aristocrat and railway staff have joined together to refurbish an historic station. Stalybridge has had its canopy revamped and the buffet spruced up – with help from Lord Pendry of Stalybridge. The back room of the station buffet bar has been fully refurbished and now has numerous posters, prints, mirrors and pieces of...
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