Melksham rail station
Wiltshire Council, Network Rail and Great Western Railway (formerly First Great Western) have been working together to improve Melksham rail station. The following measures have been completed:
- Using road markings, a safe route for pedestrians and cyclists has been marked along the access road and across the old station forecourt to the platform.
- A new enlarged and improved modern shelter
- Signage improvements
- New covered Cycle shelter installed
- Station CCTV installed
Further improvements are currently being made:
- Provision of additional car parking spaces for rail users is under construction
- Widening of the footway on the A365 to improve access for cyclists
- Junction treatment to raise awareness of station access
- The refurbishment of the underpass is currently underway
- A self-service ticket machine (card payments only; tickets can be bought with cash on the train)
- Signage improvements