Northern's Better Stations is gathering pace - Yorkshire
Northern’s plan to bring Better Stations to its customers is gathering pace.
Following a trial period, in which four stations were equipped with new facilities for customers to test, work is now set to begin at a number of stations in Yorkshire.
Paul Barnfield, Regional Director at Northern, said: “We had a good response to the trial stations and I’m delighted to be able to say that the modernisation of our stations is now fully underway.
“This will be a three-year process which will see the majority of our stations given a new lease of life – with improved accessibility and facilities to compliment the other work we are doing to modernise the Northern network.”
During August work will start at the first station Yorkshire with a combination of facilities, such as waiting shelters, improved waiting rooms, customer information, ticket machines, and CCTV being installed.
Paul added: “These are early days for the Better Stations project, but during the coming weeks and months our customers will begin to see changes right across the network.
“Our new facilities, designed specifically for Northern, will create a more modern and welcoming feel as we begin the process of developing Northern as a network fit for the 21st Century.
“I’d like to thank everyone who got involved with the initial trial, in May and June, and encourage as many people as possible to get out onto the network to see our modernisation programme in action.”
Better Stations is a key part of Northern’s commitment to modernising the Northern network. Northern has already started to roll out our refurbished trains and the remainder of the fleet will go through this process during the next 18 months. Northern is also committed to bringing 98 new, purpose built, trains to the network by 2020, as well as removing all Pacers within the same timescale.
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PICTURED WITH PAUL BARNFIELD ARE CLLRS ERIC FIRTH AND MARTYN BOLT
Details of the first stations in Yorkshire to undergo Better Stations work are as follows:
- Baildon – New waiting shelter, new seating, new building, help point, upgraded CCTV, ticket vending machine and improved signage
- Bentley – Ticket vending machine
- Berry Brow – Upgraded CCTV
- Bolton On Dearne – Ticket vending machine
- Bramley – Seating, new building, ticket vending machine and improved signage
- Brockholes – Upgraded CCTV
- Cattal – New waiting shelter, Customer Information Screen, upgraded CCTV
- Church Fenton – Upgraded CCTV and improved signage
- Darton - Seating, new building, ticket vending machine and improved signage
- Denby Dale – Refurbished shelter, ticket vending machine and improved signage
- Dodworth – New waiting shelter, new seating, Customer Information Screen, ticket vending machine and improved signage
- Dronfield – Seating, upgraded CCTV and ticket vending machines
- Elsecar – Improved accessibility and ticket vending machines
- Goldthorpe – Customer Information Screens and ticket vending machine
- Hammerton – New waiting shelter, refurbished shelter, refurbished waiting room, help point, upgraded CCTV, ticket vending machines and improved signage
- Honley – New waiting shelter, new seating, improved accessibility, Customer Information Screen, upgraded CCTV, ticket vending machine and improved signage
- Micklefield – Help point and ticket vending machines
- Outwood – Refurbished shelters, new seating, new building, ticket vending machine and improved signage
- Penistone – Refurbished shelters and ticket vending machines
- Poppleton – New waiting shelter and upgraded CCTV
- Ravensthorpe – Refurbished shelters, Customer Information Screens, upgraded CCTV, ticket vending machine and improved signage
- Shepley – Refurbished shelters, upgraded CCTV, ticket vending machine and improved signage
- Silkstone Common – Ticket vending machine
- Stocksmoor – Refurbished shelters, upgraded CCTV, ticket vending machine and improved signage
- Swinton – Waiting shelter, replacement waiting shelter, ticket vending machine and improved signage
- Thurnscoe – Customer information screens, upgraded CCTV, ticket vending machine and improved signage
- Ulleskelf – Refurbished shelter, ticket vending machine and improved signage