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Changeover at Chester-le-Street

Alex Nelson’s eureka moment came to him when he was on the Durham to Newcastle train, stopping at the then defunct Chester-le-Street station. He recalls...

Portadown refurbishment

Portadown Station on the Belfast to Dundalk and Dublin main line is to receive a £3.6m refurbishment. Works will include a new atrium at the...

Station sessions encore

The Station Sessions Festival is packing them in at St Pancras International this spring. The concerts take place early evenings and are free. Donations are...

Honourable outcome

A local aristocrat and railway staff have joined together to refurbish an historic station. Stalybridge has had its canopy revamped and the buffet spruced up...

Alloa declaration

New stations in Scotland could be opened and many more upgraded under a new £30 million scheme announced by the Scottish Government. The cash will...

Historic Cartouches restored

Two giant iron plates bearing the insignia of the London, Dover and Chatham Railway are being re-assembled at Blackfriars station in London. The rebuilt station...

Budget Boost for Northern Hub

The spring budget had further good news for the Northern Hub capacity increase project. In a further show of confidence in railways Chancellor George Osborne...

A project for people

The new western concourse at King's Cross is causing a stir among press and public alike. The 1,300 tonne steel dome ranks among the largest...

Glasgow gates complete

The final batch of automatic ticket gates at Glasgow Central High Level is now open for business, or closed if you haven’t got a...

Theatre at St Pancras

St Pancras International is to play host to a series of theatre productions live on the concourse. Called ‘Producers Platform’ performers will put on a...

Frodsham makeover

The station master’s house at Frodsham in Cheshire is to be restored following agreement with the local council. The Grade II listed building dates back...

Just the Ticket

This month a total of £18.7m is being made available to fund improvements to stations. Projects must be able to deliver a financial return over...

Steps spectacular

The refurbished Waverley Steps at Edinburgh Waverley Station have reopened to the public completing the first phase of a multi-million-pound project to overhaul the...

Boxing clever at Paddington

Construction of the new Crossrail station at Paddington is pressing ahead as excavation of the station box gets underway. The new Crossrail station will be...

Olympic role for ghost stations

Trying to think of somewhere romantic to take his girlfriend on Saint Valentine’s Day three years ago, Ajit Chambers hit upon the idea of...

Southern switch for Gatwick

The day-to-day management of Gatwick Airport station has transferred from Network Rail to Southern. Says Southern Director, David Scorey, ‘We already manage 156 stations and...

Numbers soar at Parkway

East Midlands Parkway is celebrating its third birthday. Record numbers of passengers have used the station in the last year. Since 2009, the station’s first...

Record run for St Pancras

Proving that high speed railways are good for business, HS1 Ltd, owner of St Pancras International, is reporting all time high retail sales and...