STATION MODERNISATION
Birmingham Gateway starts to shape up
While passengers rush to catch their train at New Street, next door the first half of the Birmingham Gateway project is starting to take shape.
The Gateway project will transform New Street station into an iconic gateway to Birmingham with more space, better facilities and improved accessibility for passengers. Behind the scenes, engineers have been working to create a huge new space which will form a new station concourse due to open as Phase 1 completes in 2012.
To create the space, the Gateway project team has been carefully removing an entire floor of the car park adjacent to the station: this equates to 7,500 tonnes or over 1000 lorry loads of concrete.
Andrew Skidmore, principal commercial scheme sponsor for Birmingham Gateway said:
“Birmingham relies on New Street station to keep it moving so we’ve planned our work carefully to minimise disruption. By doing the work behind the scenes, we’re allowing Birmingham to go about its business while we create a station the city can be proud of.”
The project to remove the concrete will complete in December, after which the process to transform the space into a new station concourse will commence.
The project team is also undertaking work on Platform 1; all other platforms at the station remain open to passengers.
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A little bit of Amsterdam comes to Leeds little bit of
Amsterdam arrived in Leeds with the
official launch of the UK’s first CyclePoint at Leeds station. Opened by transport minister, Norman Baker, and the Dutch ambassador Pim Waldeck, CyclePoint will give passengers using Leeds station an important new choice for continuing their journey – the bike.
Commenting on the launch, Norman Baker said, “It’s vitally important we make the beginning and end of people’s journeys as simple as possible - that’s the couple of miles from home to station - so that the bike and train option becomes as easy as jumping in our cars for long journeys.
“More and more commuters are wanting to cycle to and from the station which is why expansion of cycling facilities, like this government funded project in Leeds, are so important. And of course better cycling facilities at stations not only helps tackle congestion and promote rail travel, but will also help people develop healthier lifestyles and protect the environment.”
Based on a successful Dutch model brought to the UK by Abellio, joint owners of Northern Rail, CyclePoint offers fully secure and staffed parking, alongside bike rental, on-site repairs and servicing, equipment sales and information services.
Based on a successful Dutch concept operating at mainline stations across the Netherlands, CyclePoint serves a key purpose in facilitating the end-to-end journey of rail passengers.
Location, security, onward journey information and ease of use (a one stop shop) make it the ideal facility for rail passengers who chose to make the bike part of their regular
Northern Rail
journey. It will also encourage people to consider cycling more frequently.
CyclePoint has the potential to make a major contribution to the cycling revolution currently being experienced in the UK. Situated in the iconic rotunda at the front of Leeds station, Abellio has introduced CyclePoint to Leeds in partnership with several local organisations including Northern Rail, Network Rail, Metro, Leeds City Council and the operators of the facility Evans Cycles.
Anton Valk, chief executive of Abellio, said, “The launch of the country’s first CyclePoint at Leeds station has put this great city at the heart of a revolution that is taking place across the nation. Recently, there has been an explosion in cycling throughout the UK. I have seen it myself as I cycle to work each day.
“At Abellio, our aim has always been to provide transport services which improve quality of life for passengers and across the communities we serve. CyclePoint, which is based on the best facilities for cyclists at
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Dutch railway stations, is a great example of this philosophy. We believe it is part of our responsibility to make our passengers’ door-door journeys as stress-free as possible. By providing secure storage in a new building manned by dedicated staff, CyclePoint removes the anxiety we know passengers feel when leaving bikes at stations”
Steve Butcher, chief operating officer of Northern Rail who will be responsible to customers using CyclePoint said, “The ultimate goal is for passengers going to cities and large towns to be able to ride to their station, leave their cycle, travel to their destination and then hire a bike to complete their journey”
“The projects currently being planned and already underway will be a major step in meeting Northern Rail’s stated aim of becoming the country’s ‘Leading train operator for cyclists’”
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