A year-long multi-million-pound project will start at Scarborough railway station in North Yorkshire next week that includes the restoration of the Grade II-listed station roof.
Starting next Monday, 7th April, Network Rail will undertake a comprehensive repair and restoration of the entire station roof, which is planned for completion by spring next year.
Most of the work will take place during daytime hours, and the station will remain fully open and operational while the work takes place.
The project will include upgrading the drainage systems and renovating the station roof.
Workers will also sympathetically restore the station building’s exterior stonework, preserving its historical character.
New roofing will be installed on both the ticket office and waiting room to provide a more pleasant environment for passengers while catching their trains.
During the work, Network Rail will endeavour to keep disruption to a minimum, but at certain times, access to the station may be affected. When this is necessary, appropriate signage will be posted throughout the station.
TransPennine Express will be working closely with its partners, including Network Rai,l to secure the future of the historic station, and would like to thank its customers for their patience while work takes place over the next 12 months.
Network Rail has just completed the restoration of the roof at Huddersfield station in West Yorkshire, and last year, it completed a year-long repair of the concrete roof at Birmingham New Street station.
“This project demonstrates our commitment to preserving and enhancing Scarborough’s historical station. Our teams will be working diligently over the next year to repair and restore the entire roof structure while minimising disruption to passengers. When complete, passengers will benefit from improved safety and a much more pleasant environment, all while maintaining the character of this important Grade II-Listed building.”
Ann Shannon, scheme project manager for Network Rail
Responses
Good news on this restoration project. I wonder when the mooted half-hourly service to York will happen? The politicians support the idea, but TransPennine do not, presumably because their fleet is fully deployed. However, arriving trains from Manchester Piccadilly/York currently have a layover of nearly an hour before returning. Reduce the turnround to 20 minutes and the unit would be half way back to York. Such a service would do much to revive access to an economically disadvantaged area on the coast. Surely an hourly long-distance service to Manchester could be accompanied by an hourly York shuttle?