Passengers are using Salford Central for the first time in six months after the railway station reopened following a huge renovation project. Network Rail has carried out an overhaul of the station, costing £7.3 million.
The station, which serves more than one million passengers every year, reopened to travellers this morning (June 4). It had been shut for upgrade work including raising the platform heights, new and extended roof canopies, railway track and signalling systems.
Northern says the work is an 'important step' in making rail travel accessible for all in Greater Manchester. Craig Harrop, regional director for Northern, said: “Salford Central has been serving the people of Salford and Manchester for 184 years.
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The works carried out by Network Rail were much-needed and will make a real difference to the customer experience and ensure the station can now continue to serve the local community for many more generations to come.” A second phase of work at Salford Central is set to take place next year.
The project is designed to include additional customer areas from the street level entrance to the platform - with new platform furniture and customer information screens. Following the recent timetable change, there are now 317 services calling at Salford Central on each weekday.
A further 327 services stop at Salford Central on a Saturday and 185 on a Sunday. Passengers can check which services are available by using the ‘Check My Timetable’ feature on the Northern website.
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