Northern has announced the completion of another project towards their “A Better Way to Go” scheme, with more photos showing off the work undertaken.
At Shipley Station in West Yorkshire, an old toilet block had become a disused wasted space.
Upon reviewing the station, the decision was made to develop this area into a new build housing accessible toilets and a new waiting room for passengers.
Retaining the heritage features, a high-quality finish has been achieved throughout the new area for rail users. Features include:
- Baby changing facilities
- Automatic doors
- CCTV
- Customer Information System (CIS)
All these improvements have been made and are now available for passengers to use to improve their journeys.
The “A Better Way to Go” scheme is still ongoing and not only developing stations, with on-train and online interactions with Northern under review to see if any changes can be made. These include:
- New fleet made up of 101 trains
- Another 240 trains have been fully refurbished
- Roll-out of more bodycam units for station staff
Regional Director at Northern Tony Baxter said: “I would like to thank our customers for their patience while improvement works were carried out.
“We are working hard to make sure our stations are safe, accessible and welcoming places for customers and the new toilets and waiting room at Shipley will make a big difference to our customers.
“We are committed to giving people with additional needs the confidence to travel by rail and our A Better Way to Go campaign demonstrates the hard work that has taken place as we continue to transform rail travel in the north.”
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