September 1, 2011
Network Rail today published an analysis of passenger congestion at stations along with a toolkit of potential measures for the industry to address congestion at stations around the network.
Congestion can affect passengers at smaller stations as much as at the big termini in major cities. The report – the Network Route Utilisation Strategy: Stations – recommends that action is taken to identify the measures needed to relieve passenger congestion at 11 stations by 2019.
The stations identified in the report are:
London
Victoria, Fenchurch Street, Charing Cross, Clapham Junction, Wimbledon and Surbiton.
Outside London
Liverpool Lime Street, Basingstoke, Bristol Parkway, Preston and Watford Junction.
Paul Plummer, Network Rail’s group strategy director, said: “A successful railway station should add to the passenger experience as well as support the economic, social and environmental benefits of rail. As more and more people choose to travel by rail, it’s vital that passenger congestion is tackled or some stations risk becoming victims of their own success.
“Working with our partners from across the rail industry, we have identified a number of stations that would benefit from cost effective measures to reduce congestion and improve the travelling experience for passengers.”
The list excludes stations where congestion-tackling measures are already in place, such as Paddington and Farringdon in London.
NR also listed 12 stations with long-term plans which would deal with congestion, but which might not be fully committed or developed.
These 12 stations are: Barking in east London, Bristol Temple Meads, Chelmsford, Derby, Finsbury Park, Glasgow Queen Street (High Level), Leeds, Liverpool Central, London Euston, Manchester Piccadilly (west side platforms), Manchester Victoria and Tottenham Hale.
Today’s publication takes in to account comments received following the publication of the draft route utilisation strategy for consultation in May 2011.
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August 11, 2011
Source: Department for Transport
Space for up to an extra 8,800 rail passengers is being created on key commuter services in Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield and Newcastle, Rail Minister Theresa Villiers announced today.
Under a deal funded by the Government, passengers on Northern Rail are to benefit from an extra 22 train carriages. Separate agreements also deliver an extra 6 carriages to First Great Western and an additional 4 carriages to London Midland.
Theresa Villiers said:
“I am delighted we have been able to finalise these important deals which will make a real difference to passengers. Even at a time when we are tackling the huge deficit we inherited, we are determined to invest in Britain’s future. That is why we’re committed to a major investment programme in our railways to deliver a big increase in capacity to ease crowding and provide commuters with more comfortable journeys.”
“Today’s good news has been made possible by our plans to introduce 2,700 new rail carriages on to the network by May 2019.
“We are also committed to the completion of the vital Crossrail and Thameslink projects in London and we are investing £900m in rail electrification. In the longer term our plans for a high speed rail network will free up a huge amount of space on our current network for more commuter trains – with some towns potentially seeing a near doubling of services.”
“As well as improving life for passengers, these rail improvements will play an important role in strengthening economic growth.”
The extra carriages, which will be in service from December 2011, are becoming available as a result of the planned deployment of 69 new train carriages which are being delivered to London Midland for use in the Birmingham area. This then allows for the carriages currently being used by London Midland to serve passengers using Northern Rail and First Great Western services. Consequently some First Great Western trains are to be released to serve Northern Rail passengers.
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Network Rail publishes recommendations to tackle overcrowding at stations
September 1, 2011Network Rail today published an analysis of passenger congestion at stations along with a toolkit of potential measures for the industry to address congestion at stations around the network.
Congestion can affect passengers at smaller stations as much as at the big termini in major cities. The report – the Network Route Utilisation Strategy: Stations – recommends that action is taken to identify the measures needed to relieve passenger congestion at 11 stations by 2019.
The stations identified in the report are:
London
Victoria, Fenchurch Street, Charing Cross, Clapham Junction, Wimbledon and Surbiton.
Outside London
Liverpool Lime Street, Basingstoke, Bristol Parkway, Preston and Watford Junction.
Paul Plummer, Network Rail’s group strategy director, said: “A successful railway station should add to the passenger experience as well as support the economic, social and environmental benefits of rail. As more and more people choose to travel by rail, it’s vital that passenger congestion is tackled or some stations risk becoming victims of their own success.
“Working with our partners from across the rail industry, we have identified a number of stations that would benefit from cost effective measures to reduce congestion and improve the travelling experience for passengers.”
The list excludes stations where congestion-tackling measures are already in place, such as Paddington and Farringdon in London.
NR also listed 12 stations with long-term plans which would deal with congestion, but which might not be fully committed or developed.
These 12 stations are: Barking in east London, Bristol Temple Meads, Chelmsford, Derby, Finsbury Park, Glasgow Queen Street (High Level), Leeds, Liverpool Central, London Euston, Manchester Piccadilly (west side platforms), Manchester Victoria and Tottenham Hale.
Today’s publication takes in to account comments received following the publication of the draft route utilisation strategy for consultation in May 2011.
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