Friday 24 Mar 2023
Alfreton station Access for All update
- Region & Route:
- Eastern
Network Rail is pleased to report that plans to make the station accessible are moving forward with a completion date scheduled for the first half of 2024.
Most of the railway was designed during the Victorian era, but today there is a better understanding of how to provide wider access and inclusion for everyone. The Department for Transport's Access for All programme, is bringing step-free, accessible routes at hundreds of stations across Britain.
In Alfreton station, two new lifts will be installed on the current bridge which will be refurbished. Platform and lighting improvements will be carried out as part of this project.
Progress made to date includes a coal mining report and bridge inspection. Topographical, lighting, cable, ecological and drainage surveys have also been completed.
Gavin Crook, Principal Programme Sponsor, said:
"We're moving forward with this project and are encouraged by the bridge inspection and assessment report which shows that the existing bridge can be used as proposed.
"Contractors have been engaged to develop final design and the option chosen will deliver value-for-money and a short construction time."
Construction work will start in autumn 2023 and is planned to be completed by spring/early summer 2024.
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