Stations
In Great Britain, 2,567 stations were served by mainline rail services as at 31 March 2020.
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7 New York subway stations to partially close for final phase of $395m renovations
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced that seven New York City subway stations will partially close until 'late 2018' as part of a $395.7 million modernisation of the BMT Sea Beach line.
In total nine century-old stations will be upgraded...
HS2
Shortlists announced for HS2 stations contracts
HS2 has named the companies in the running for the project's station design and redevelopment contracts.
Arup, Mott MacDonald, WSP, Arcadis and a Jacobs/BuroHappold/Idom joint venture have been shortlist for the contract to produce the detailed designs for the redesign...
Rail News
Swedish PM opens Stockholm’s first new railway line in almost 150 years
Swedish prime minister Stefan Löfven officially opened Stockholm's City line at the weekend - the city's first new railway line in almost 150 years.
The inaugural service left from Stockholm Odenplan for Stockholm - both of which are new stations...
Rail News
Contractor appointed for White Hart Lane station redevelopment
Taylor Woodrow has been awarded a £17.8 million contract for the design and rebuild of White Hart Lane Overground station. Due to be completed in 2019, works include creating a new ticket hall on Love Lane, a new entrance on Penshurst Road, two new lifts and a new station forecourt on Love Lane. Transport for […]
HS2
Birmingham City Council approve HS2 plans to develop Curzon Street station
The historic Old Curzon Street station is set to be brought back to life after the city council approved plans to develop the site.
HS2 and Atkins will now be able to make alterations to the vacant Grade 1-listed building...
Infrastructure
South Ferry station reopens five years after Hurricane Sandy destruction
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has re-opened South Ferry station after it was 'completely destroyed' by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
MTAÂ interim executive director Ronnie Hakim said that - much like the nearby World Trade Centre - South Ferry station has...
Rail News
Amtrak continues upgrade work at New York’s Penn station
Engineers have continued upgrade work at New York's Penn station to improve the reliability of services.
Station owner Amtrak said that 125ft of track and around 600 railway sleepers on a number of tracks have recently been replaced and preparatory...
High Speed Rail
Napoli Afragola – Italy’s remarkable new station
The first phase of Napoli Afragola, one of 13 new stations for Italy’s high-speed rail network, was inaugurated on 6 June by Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, who called it a “remarkable achievement”. Located 4.4 miles (12km) north of Naples centre, the majestic £52 million (about €60 million) building was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects […]
Rail News
Construction of Moynihan station to go ahead after $1.6bn deal struck
Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that construction will begin on New York's new Moynihan station following the closure of a deal for the Pennsylvania Station-Farley Complex redevelopment.
The agreement between financiers Empire State Development and Related Companies, Vornado Realty and...
Rail News
Plans revealed for redesigned Ourense station
Architects Foster + Partners and Juan Cabanelas have released designs for the refurbished and extended Ourense FFCC Station in Galicia, Spain.
The existing railway line is due to be upgraded for high-speed services and the re-designed station reflects the expected increase...
Latest News
ORR review leads to 50% reduction in maximum fees for ticket refunds
New rules will mean that from 2 April the maximum fee that train operators and ticket retailers can charge...