UK rail network operator Network Rail marked the completion of its upgrade project at the rail station in the town of Ascot in Berkshire. The investment value amounted to £6.5 million (7.2 million euros). The works included extending platforms and installing a new, fully-accessible footbridge.
The new footbridge provides step-free access to all platforms via lifts, making journeys smoother for those with luggage, prams and mobility issues, while the longer platforms will allow rail company South West Trains to operate longer trains with more space for passengers. The project is part of the Waterloo & South West Upgrade program to increase capacity into Waterloo by 30% by the end of 2018.
“Passengers will shortly be able to take full advantage of the longer trains, and once we have completed our work at Waterloo, we’ll be able to accommodate an extra 45,000 passengers – equivalent to more than the capacities of the O2 arena and Oval cricket ground combined – each morning and each evening,” Becky Lumlock, route managing director at Network Rail, said.
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