Stations

Thousands more passengers will benefit from simpler, more flexible travel from next year, under new pilot schemes confirmed by the Rail Minister today (1 February). Stations across the West Midlands and selected routes in Greater Manchester are set to be...

HS2 Ltd today (31 January 2024) confirmed the shortlisted bidders to operate and maintain the assets required for the new mass transit system at Interchange station in Solihull. The contracts will require the winning bidder to work with HS2 Ltd...

ScotRail plans to more than triple its number of body worn cameras in a bid to tackle anti-social behaviour on Scotland’s Railway. The train operator will roll out more than 1,000 new body cameras by the end of this month,...

Deaf customers who travel with East Midlands Railway (EMR) will be able to get help to communicate with railway staff after the operator signed up to a new British Sign Language service. The service, which is being operated by InterpretersLive,...

Budding railway enthusiasts from a specialist school for autism in Lancashire became station assistants and signallers for the day at Manchester Piccadilly station. On Wednesday 24 January, eight students from Hillside Specialist School and College, near Preston, got a behind...

Work has started on a multi-million pound project to improve accessibility at Beeston station. The project will see two new lifts installed, providing unobstructed, step-free access between platforms 1 and 2 at Beeston station, allowing for easier passenger journeys. As part...

Northern has taken its long-running campaign to reduce ticketless travel on its network to millions of TV viewers with an appearance on BBC’s The One Show. The feature, which was timed to mark the first anniversary of the increase in the...

The impressive new buildings at Birmingham's University station will open their doors to passengers for the first time on Sunday (28 January). With new wider entrances, stairways and exits serving the neighbouring University of Birmingham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, more...

Engineers are investigating a fault with overhead wires at Manchester Piccadilly which means fewer trains can run on some lines through the station. Some services between Crewe, Manchester Airport, Blackpool North, Liverpool, Cumbria and Scotland will be disrupted today (Friday...

The National Autistic Society has recognised Great Western Railway (GWR) for providing an autism-friendly environment. The award recognises GWR for a host of autism-awareness initiatives being trialled at stations in the west of its network. Since June last year GWR has...