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Warwick Passengers Now Have Easier Than Ever Access To Train Travel Thanks To New Lifts Which Have Opened At The TownS Main Station. The Lifts, Which Connect To The StationS Subway And Provide Step-Free Access Between Platforms 1 And 2, Opened To Passengers Today (10 October). Network Rail, And Its Contractor Murphy, Have Been On Site At Warwick Station Since Spring 2024 To Complete The Access For All Upgrade Which Will Transform Access To Trains For Passengers With Reduced Mobility, People With Prams, And Those Carrying Heavy Luggage. Work Initially Began In 2023 But The Discovery Of Unexpected Building Foundations, Believed To Be From The First Station Built On The Site In 1852 That Was Destroyed By Fire In 1894, Meant A Significant Redesign Was Needed Before Work Could Continue. As Well Installing The Two New Lifts, The Station And Subway Have Also Been Upgraded With Improved Handrails And Better Lighting. Martin Colmey, Operations Director For Network Rail Central Route, Said: Installing Lifts At Victorian Stations Is Complex And Challenging But The Railway Should Be Accessible By All, Which Is Why Upgrades Like This Are So Important For Passengers And Local Communities. Access For All Schemes, Like These New Lifts At Warwick, Are Helping To Make Rail Journeys Easier For Everyone, Meaning More People Can Travel By Train More Often. This Upgrade Has Taken Some Time, And I Thank Passengers And Local Residents For Their Patience While The Work Took Place. Michael Stewart, Commercial And Customer Strategy Director At Chiltern Railways, Said: We Would Like To Thank Customers For Their Patience During Disruption As Network Rail Has Worked To Improve Access To The Platforms At Warwick Station. The Opening Of The Lifts Will Improve Accessibility Which Is Vital For Our Customers Travelling Through The Station. Redesigning The Scheme Was A Major Job And And Involved Driving 56 Piles Into The Ground, To A Depth Of 17 Metres, And Needing To Dig Out Hundreds Of Tonnes Of Earth To Stabilise The Underground Conditions. The New Subway Was Then Built From 40 Precast Concrete Panels, Which Were Made Off Site And Transported In, And The New Lift Shafts Were Finally Lifted In By Crane Earlier This Year. Passengers Should Check For The Latest Journey Information And Travel Advice. Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Journalists Network Rail Press Office - North West & Central Region 0330 854 0100 We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of , 30,000 And The Thousands Of , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS . 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 , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The , 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: Visit Our Online Newsroom:
