Monday 11 May 2009
£2.5m INVESTMENT AT HALIFAX STATION
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Halifax station and the surrounding areas will be a hive of rail activity this May and June as Network Rail completes work at the station and on the tracks.
Rail passengers going through Halifax will see a brighter, lighter station once a £2.5m refurbishment is carried out.
Work to renew the canopy and footbridge is already underway. The job will include repair of the ironwork and timberwork, removal of scaffolding, new glazing and lighting and re-painting.
Warrick Dent, area general manager for Network Rail, said: "I want to thank passengers for their patience while we carry out these works which will make a real difference to the station."
The work means that on Saturdays and Sundays from 16 May to 26 July no trains will run from Halifax. Trains will be diverted and rail replacement bus services will serve Halifax station.
The station will remain open on weekdays throughout and the disruption will not affect the ticket office.
In order to minimise disruption to passengers, Network Rail is taking advantage of the weekends where no trains are running to carry out £280,000 worth of track works at Dryclough. This involves replacing 440 yards of rail, sleepers and ballast to keep the railway running safely and reliably.
Work will also be carried out as part of a wider re-signalling scheme and maintenance teams will also take the opportunity of trains not running at the weekends to carry out work on the rail infrastructure.
All the Halifax station canopy and footbridge site work is scheduled to be completed by Christmas this year.
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