Monday 25 Jun 2007
PHOTOCALL: NEW PLATFORM FOR NEWPORT STATION
- Region & Route:
- | Wales & Western: Wales & Borders
- | Wales & Western
Date: Friday 29 June 2007 Time: 11am Venue: Newport Station, Platform 4 Event: Robbie Burns, Network Rail’s Western Route Director and Dr Brian Gibbons, Minister for the Economy & Transport, view Newport's new platform Contact: Network Rail Media Relations, 01793 515267
Photographers and journalists are invited to view Newport Station's newly extended Platform 4 ahead of it coming into public use on Monday 2 July. Network Rail's New Measurement Train will be pulling into the new platform to demonstrate its extension to ease congestion for trains coming into and departing from Newport Station. As part of the £5.5 million Network Rail funded project, passengers now benefit from new waiting facilities, state of the art information systems, modern security systems and improved lighting on Platform 4. The extended platform is part of Network Rail's extensive investment to improve performance and reliability of the railway in South Wales.
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