Stations
In Great Britain, 2,567 stations were served by mainline rail services as at 31 March 2020.
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Rail News
Unseen photos from the Coronation released by SWR for the first anniversary
South Western Railway (SWR) has released new, unseen photos ahead of the first anniversary of the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and Queen.
The photos provide a behind-the-scenes look as over 5,000 Armed Forces personnel from the Royal Navy,...
Accessibility
Major milestone reached in improving accessibility at Llanelli station
Network Rail has successfully installed the main span for the footbridge which will provide step-free access between the two platforms at Llanelli station.
Contractors AmcoGiffen installed the span overnight on Saturday, while the station was closed to passengers, with a...
Heritage
Memorial to WW2 railway hero set at York station
LNER, the British Transport Police (BTP) History Group, ‘Raids Over York’ heritage project, and Normandy veteran Ken Cooke have joined together to commemorate the life of Robert Smith, an LNER railway police constable who served at York Railway Station...
Charity
Derbyshire train driver donates thousands to Samaritans
Don Coffey, a train driver from TransPennine Express (TPE) based at Manchester Piccadilly and owner of 'The Best Cab Ride Channel’ on YouTube, unveiled a plaque at Chapel-le-Frith Station on Friday 26 April to commemorate his charity work with...
Environment
Greater Anglia stations receive ‘Wildlife Friendly Station’ status
Three Greater Anglia stations (Battlesbridge, Brundall, and Darsham stations) have received a ‘Wildlife Friendly’ accreditation recognising the work of community volunteers to improve biodiversity and support nature.
Greater Anglia has partnered with the region’s Wildlife Trusts to formally recognise the...
High Speed Rail
HS2 reveals first completed sections of Curzon Street station viaduct
HS2 has released new images of the first completed sections of the landmark viaduct that will bring high speed trains into Birmingham’s new Curzon Street station
The completed sections mark the next step on the programme to build a series...
General Interest
Leeds City station gives local musicians new platform to showcase talents
Musicians in Leeds now have a new opportunity to showcase their talents to fresh audiences as Network Rail launches a busking spot at the city’s railway station.
Network Rail has partnered with Leeds Beckett University and Found in Music to...
Metro
Cullercoats Metro station footbridge re-opens following major restoration work
A major project to refurbish the historic footbridge at Cullercoats Metro station in North Tyneside has been completed, allowing it to re-opened for customers.
Nexus, the public body which runs Metro, has invested £579,000 in the works, which formed part...
Environment
‘Bug hotels’ coming to Bentham Line stations to support biodiversity
Northern is set to open ‘bug hotels’ at three stations on the Bentham Line between Leeds and Morecambe as part of a project with local schools to support biodiversity.
Undergraduates working for the train operator as part of their ‘Year...
Infrastructure
New multi-million-pound footbridge and lifts installed at Dumfries station
A new £3.6m footbridge and lifts are now in place at Dumfries station.
That’s after Network Rail engineers worked through the night on Saturday (April 13) into Sunday to install the steel structures, which will provide step-free access to the...
Latest News
Multi-million pound HS2 fund boosts hundreds of community projects
More than £16 million has been invested in community and business projects bordering HS2’s route, helping to drive the...