Two Greater Manchester stations are to benefit from improvement works thanks to Northern and a £382,000 investment.
Cheadle Hulme and New Mills Newtown will receive a facelift, improvements to the external buildings, as well as refurbishments to the waiting rooms and ticket offices at both stations.
Additionally, passengers will be able to take advantage of seating, new stairway handrails and new customer information boards.
Chris Jackson, Regional Director at Northern, said: “I would like to thank our customers for their patience while improvement works were carried out.
“Cheadle Hulme and New Mills Newtown are valued local stations and these works will help us provide a better travelling experience for all our customers.”
The improvement work is being funded by Network Rail and is made up of £254,000 for Cheadle Hulme and £128,000 at New Mills Newtown.
Chris Pye, Infrastructure Director for the North West at Network Rail, said, “Northern stations play a vital role in the North West economy by linking communities to places of work and leisure.
“I'm delighted that the £382,000 refurbishment of Cheadle Hulme and New Mills Newtown will make these two important stations even more welcoming for passengers as they return to travel by train.”
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£382,000 investment for 2 stations in Greater Manchester does sound like a really good idea.
What about Ashburys near Manchester Piccadilly. Could Northern make the station step-free accessible or does it not get a lot of people and could be the least used station in Greater Manchester.