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Friday 9 Jun 2017

Westerton station accessibility improvements in site

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Scotland’s Railway: Scotland

Network Rail engineers will shortly start work to improve accessibility at Westerton Station.

 

The project will deliver step free access across the station as part of the Access for All scheme – which is designed to improve access within stations for people with impaired mobility or those travelling with luggage, children or cycles.

The project team will go on site on Monday 12 June and work will be delivered from a site compound within the station car park which will see a temporary reduction in the number of parking spaces available for the duration of this work.

A new, accessible footbridge will be constructed during the next eight months, including lifts and stairs and will replace the existing bridge which will be removed after the new structure has been opened. Work is scheduled to complete in February 2018.  

Step free access will be provided from the station entrance over the railway and onto the platforms to maintain the link between the two lineside communities.

Billy McKay, Network Rail programme manager, said “We are continuously seeking opportunities to make our stations more accessible. This new bridge will help ensure that everyone in the community has the opportunity to easily access services at Westerton station and thus enable even more people to travel by train.

“The bridge we will build at the station delivers modern standards of access and an increase in amenity for those travelling to or from Westerton on a day to day basis and will improve the travelling experience for passengers.”

The Access for All programme is delivered by Network Rail on behalf of Transport Scotland, which also selects the stations to benefit from the enhancements.