New Build for Smitham

June 24th 2009

A new station building has been given the go-ahead which will bring real and lasting improvements for the thousands of passengers using Smitham station each year.

Work on the scheme will start in the autumn and is scheduled for completion by early 2010. The current station building was built over 100 years ago and the structure and facilities need replacing. Through the national stations improvement programme, Smitham station will be upgraded with a modern building, and will also benefit from increased seating for passengers, more bicycle parking facilities and step-free access between the entrance and platforms for passengers with reduced mobility. The new building will also be easier for railway staff to maintain and provide more resistance to vandalism.

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