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Tuesday 20 Aug 2024

Grade II listed Stroud station footbridge to be refurbished

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Stroud station footbridge is set for renovation with Network Rail about to begin work in the Gloucestershire town. 

The programme to refurbish the Grade II listed bridge, built in 1914, begins on Tuesday 27 August and will be completed in spring next year. 

While the work takes place, sections of the car park on either side of the station will be out of use to allow Network Rail’s contractor, SISK Rail, to operate safely. 

Around 34 of the 150 spaces at the station will be suspended. Another car park, run by Stroud District Council, is available a short walk away off Cheapside. 

The footbridge span will be taken down and moved to the car park to be renovated. It will be grit blasted, and its timber and steelwork repaired and then repainted. The staircase treads and timbers and the station building canopies will also be refurbished. 

To maintain access between the two platforms, a temporary bridge will be built at the south-east end of the station. 

Network Rail portfolio manager John Charlton said: 

“Our work will carefully upgrade this historic station and ensure it remains safe for passengers. 

“We’re sorry for the disruption but this essential work will benefit Stroud for decades to come.” 

 

GWR station manager for the South Cotswolds area Ben Scott said: 

“We are pleased to see that these station improvements are about to get underway to upgrade the facilities for our customers at Stroud. 

“However, these renewal works will significantly reduce the number of parking spaces available in the station car park up until early 2025. 

“Alternative parking is available a short walk from the station in the adjacent Stroud District Council car park off Cheapside. 

“In addition, APCOA permit holders will also be able to use permits for Stroud at Kemble station instead in car park number three. 

“We apologise for any inconvenience these temporary changes may cause, but this work is essential to maintain the station footbridge.”