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Cambridge North railway station set to open in May

Network Rail is putting the final touches to Cambridge's new railway station, which will open on May 21. Located in the suburb of Chesterton, Cambridge North...

Vision for stations

Towards the end of the 19th century, Joseph Pulitzer ran a campaign in his newspaper, the New York World, to raise money for the...

Learning to love stations again

The Great British public are learning to love railway stations again, says Rob Naybour, one of the founding partners of architects Weston Williamson. While...

Mapping it out – Safe delivery of London Bridge station redevelopment

What more is there to write about Thameslink? The project will forever change rail travel through central London for the better, transforming one of the...

Freight delight at HSCrewe

News that HS2 will be put through to Crewe has been welcomed by the rail freight industry. The move will free up capacity for freight...

McLoughlin thanks staff at Victoria

A railway station once labelled Britain’s worst is back in business following a £44 million facelift. Manchester Victoria now has a vast new roof made...

Change here

People are very open-minded about new things, as long as they’re exactly like the old ones,’ said American engineer and inventor Charles Kettering. Kettering is...

Date set for Birmingham New Street opening

Birmingham New Street station, which has been undergoing a major reconstruction for the last five years, will open on Sunday, September 20, Network Rail...

Story in Scotland

The growth and development of Scotland’s rail network has enjoyed a substantial chunk of print columns across the national, regional and trade press over the...

New Street dawning

Take a good look. These may be the last photos you’ll see of Birmingham New Street’s £600 million redevelopment before the grand unveiling to...

New station for Ilkeston

Work has started on Ilkeston’s brand new railway station. The Derbyshire town once had three stations but the last one closed in 1967. The £9.6...

TfL opens property oyster

This month Transport for London (TfL) plans to start developing its capital-wide property portfolio. TfL owns a plethora of disused Tube stations, adjoining land, depots...

Stay safe on platforms

As if it didn’t already have enough, the railway now has a new acronym - PTI. Any ideas? Here’s a clue - it’s the...

World class hub for Nottingham

Nottingham station’s brand- new Southern Concourse has been officially opened to the public. The glass-fronted building marks a new era for the 100 year...

Triple jump for Manea

The number of passengers using Manea station on the Peterborough – Ely line has tripled since the introduction of Abellio Greater Anglia’s new two-...

Network Rail manages more stations

Newcastle and York are to become Network Rail-managed stations from the start of the new East Coast franchise in 2015. The main line stations will...

Gare du Nord Bon Anniversaire

Paris Gare du Nord is 150 this year and it’s starting to show. Europe’s busiest station has been at the centre of a number of modernisations...

Railway return for Curzon Street

A huge new station on a 350 acre site in central Birmingham has been proposed for HS2. Birmingham City Council aims to make Birmingham...