Trowbridge Station Improvements
Great Western Railway (formerly First Great Western), Network Rail and Wiltshire Council have agreed a package of station improvements at Trowbridge rail station. This includes:
- New waiting shelters on both platforms
- New ticket vending machines
- New cycle parking shelters on both platforms and in the car park
- Improvements to pedestrian access such as handrails on the footbridge
- Resurfacing, lighting and improved layout in the car parks
- Demolition of the old taxi office to create additional car parking spaces
- An electric charging point for cars
Construction is scheduled to start on 5th January 2015 and due for completion on 30th March 2015. The cost of the work is £984,325. With funding from the government’s Local Sustainable Transport Fund, Wiltshire Council is contributing £579,319. The remainder will be funded through the Access For All (AFA) and the National Station Improvement Programme (NSIP) funding.