Stations
In Great Britain, 2,567 stations were served by mainline rail services as at 31 March 2020.
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Infrastructure
Stockholm Central station to undergo major overhaul to meet future needs
The Swedish Transport Administration has commissioned engineering consultancy Sweco to plan and redesign Stockholm Central station for future needs.
Rail News
Gallery: The beautiful (and bizarre) world of railway station art
Amazing architecture and artwork is common in railway stations around the world, from the spectacular to the outright peculiar.
Infrastructure
Network Rail and AECOM to review New York’s Penn station
The partnership will start work to assess the station immediately and will make recommendations to improve its design, functionality, communications and coordination.
Rail News
SNCF opens ‘garden station’ in Angers
SNCF's station team has said it has created a 'sense of urban dynamism' with the introduction of a 'garden railway station' in Angers.
Electrification
PKP to modernise Polish-German border railway
PKP has announced it is to invest 140 million Zloty (Around €32 million) improving connections from the Polish city of Szczecin towards Berlin, Germany.
London Waterloo
Waterloo and South West Route Upgrade
Widely regarded as one of the best of the London termini for passenger circulation and amenities, perhaps up until the reconstruction of Euston, Waterloo station now finds itself undergoing a major transformation. Once again, as it has done several times before, the station must keep ahead of capacity demands, both those pressing now and future […]
Rail News
Facial recognition technology to be trialled at Berlin railway station
Germany's Ministry of the Interior has announced a pilot project to employ facial recognition technology at Berlin Südkreuz station.
The six-month trial will overlay facial recognition software over the station's existing video surveillance system and will track a database of volunteers.
The...
Rail News
Completion of Glasgow Queen Street station redevelopment moved back to 2020
Network Rail has said a major redevelopment of Glasgow Queen Street station won't now be completed until spring 2020.
Work is due to begin on August 6, with sections of the station closed off to passengers while the alterations are...
Rail News
Funding announced for new stations in England and Wales
Five new stations are to receive a share of £16 million from the Department for Transport (DfT) through its New Stations Fund programme.
Horden Peterlee in County Durham, Warrington West in Cheshire, Reading Green Park, Bow Street in Ceredigion, Wales, and Portway Parkway close to...
HS2
HS2 preparation work to take place at Euston station
Passengers have been warned to avoid travelling into Euston station across the August bank holiday as vital HS2 work takes place.
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GB Railfreight extends haulage contract with Network Rail
GB Railfreight (GBRf) one of the country’s largest rail freight operators has extended its haulage contract with Network Rail,...