London North Eastern Railway has released a video that takes a virtual look around Darlington station in County Durham, showing what it will look like after its multi-million-pound redevelopment has been completed.
Included in the station's £140m transformation are two new platforms on the eastern side of the station, a new a footbridge, a new multi-storey car park with spaces for more than 650 cars, a transport interchange, and a gateway entrance with links to Central Park.
![Proposed Darlington Station 4](https://www.railadvent.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Proposed-Darlington-Station-4-750x417.jpg)
Because the layout of the station is being changed, some walking routes at the station have also changed, including the thoroughfare between Platform 1 and 4 Access to Platform 1 is now from the south end of the station buildings by Platforms 2 and 3.
Spearheading the station's redevelopment is a partnership Network Rail, London North Eastern Railway Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen, Tees Valley Combined Authority, and Darlington Borough Council.
![View of Internal Footbridge and Platform from North at Darlington](https://www.railadvent.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/View-of-Internal-Footbridge-and-Platform-from-North-at-Darlington-Network-Rail-750x421.jpg)
We're delighted to be able to share this virtual video commissioned by LNER which demonstrates how the project will give Darlington a station it can be proud of.
It's particularly fitting that the work being carried out to transform Darlington Station is due to complete towards the end of 2025, when a nationwide celebration is taking place to mark 200 years since the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825 – a journey that truly changed the world.
Steve Wilson, Head of Stations at London North Eastern Railway