Thursday 5 Nov 2020
Passengers thanked as lift upgrade completed at Tamworth station
- Region & Route:
- North West & Central
- | North West & Central: West Coast Mainline South
Passengers are being thanked for their patience after a major overhaul to Tamworth station’s lifts.
An investment of nearly £675,000 saw each of the three lifts taken out, mechanisms modernised, and new lighting installed.
It’s part of Network Rail and the wider industry’s priority to make stations more accessible for everyone.
The improved lifts will benefit the 1.3 million passengers who use the busy interchange station each year.
The split-level station connects West Coast main line services with CrossCountry trains towards Birmingham and the East Midlands.
Tom Wadsworth, senior asset engineer at Network Rail, said: “I understand the work on the lifts has been disruptive for passengers over the last few months and I’d like to thank people for bearing with us. I hope the improvements speak for themselves and the more modern, brighter lifts make a real difference to people’s journeys with better more reliable step-free access to platforms.”
Sarah Higgins, head of stations for London Northwestern Railway, said: “I would like to thank our customers for their patience while Network Rail carried out these vital improvement works to keep our railway accessible for all. As well as being a valued local station, Tamworth is an important interchange for passengers heading to all corners of the country and these works will help us provide a smoother and easier travelling experience for all our customers.”
Christopher Pincher, MP for Tamworth, said: “I am glad to see our station’s lifts back up and running again, with improved reliability and function. Thank you to residents who have been patient whilst the lifts were out of action. I know a number had concerns and together I raised them with Network Rail, who were accommodating and open about the process. This new investment is good for our railway station, and good for Tamworth”
The lift upgrade programme started in July and finished on October 29.
The investment forms part of Network Rail’s West Coast South route enhancements programme.
For more information on our commitment to make stations more accessible visit www.networkrail.co.uk/access-for-all
Contact information
Passengers / community members
Network Rail national helpline
03457 11 41 41
Latest travel advice
Please visit National Rail Enquiries
Journalists
Network Rail press office - North West & Central Region
07740 782954
NWCmediarelations@networkrail.co.uk
About Network Rail
We own, operate and develop Britain's railway infrastructure; that's 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges, tunnels and viaducts and the thousands of signals, level crossings and stations. We run 20 of the UK's largest stations while all the others, over 2,500, are run by the country's train operating companies.
Usually, there are almost five million journeys made in the UK and over 600 freight trains run on the network. People depend on Britain's railway for their daily commute, to visit friends and loved ones and to get them home safe every day. Our role is to deliver a safe and reliable railway, so we carefully manage and deliver thousands of projects every year that form part of the multi-billion pound Railway Upgrade Plan, to grow and expand the nation's railway network to respond to the tremendous growth and demand the railway has experienced - a doubling of passenger journeys over the past 20 years.
Follow us on Twitter: @networkrail
Visit our online newsroom: www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk