📋 Tender Overview
A Major Milestone Has Been Reached In Improving Accessibility At Hither Green Station For Southeastern Passengers. On Friday 2 October, The New Footbridge Linking All Platforms Opened To Passengers As Part Of The Access For All Programme. The Footbridge Has Been Installed And Tested, Marking A Major Step Towards Improving Accessibility And Passenger Movement. It Will Eventually Connect The Platforms With The New Station Entrances On Fernbrook Road And Springbank Road. The Programme Also Includes Four New 16-Person Lifts, Staircases And A Link Passageway Between Platforms 4 And 5. Once Complete, The New Facilities Will Provide Step-Free Access From Street Level To The Footbridge And All Platforms, Improving Access For Disabled Passengers And Those Travelling With Luggage Or Pushchairs. Engineers Are Ahead Of Schedule On The Ps28M Department For Transport-Funded Programme. Completion Is Now Planned For Spring 2027, When Step-Free Access From Street To Platform Will Be Available For The First Time. New Cctv, A Public Address System, Customer Information Screens, A Ticket Vending Machine And Oyster Card Readers Will Also Be Installed. The Adjacent Nature Reserve Will Also Be Restored, With Replanting To Support Environmental Recovery And Biodiversity. Network Rail Is Managing The Programme, With Principal Contractor Bam Nuttall Ltd Delivering The Construction Alongside Architects Fereday Pollard & Partners And Civil Engineering Designers Arcadis. Mcnealy Brown Ltd Is Fabricating And Installing The Main Structure. The Programme Is Expected To Be Fully Complete By Spring 2027. KeArne Graham, Scheme Project Manager, Said: Opening The New Footbridge Is A Major Milestone For The Hither Green Access For All Programme, Bringing Us Closer To Step-Free Access Across The Station. I Thank Passengers And The Local Community For Their Patience As Work Continues. Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Visit National Rail Enquiries Journalists Tom Moore Communications Manager Network Rail 07354531500 Thomas.Moore@Networkrail.Co.Uk We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of Track , 30,000 Bridges, Tunnels And Viaducts And The Thousands Of Signals , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest Stations While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS Train Operating Companies . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver A Safe And Reliable Railway , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The Multi-Billion Pound Railway Upgrade Plan , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: @Networkrail Visit Our Online Newsroom: Www.Networkrailmediacentre.Co.Uk
