Transport for Wales (TfW) has completed a million-pound investment into Flint and Runcorn East stations. Improvements at both stations include CCTV, help points, customer waiting and cycle shelters, seating, lighting, waste facilities and signage.
Flint station works also included improvements to the ticket office, waiting rooms, water refill units, toilet refurbishments, new customer information screens and landscaping, and was supported by GBP 90,000 (EUR 106,876) funding from Railway Heritage Trust.
Additionally, as part of TfW’s wider Social and Commercial Development Plan a disused building at Flint has been transformed into two new community rooms and a staff room.
Local councillors were recently invited to preview the new community spaces as TfW begins its search for a new tenant to move in later this year.
The refurbishment of Flint and Runcorn East stations “will make a real difference for station users. By providing space for community groups, social enterprises, and local businesses – these stations will become important hubs within the communities they serve,” the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport, Ken Skates said.
The improvements at Flint are being complemented by Network Rail’s ‘Access for All’ for scheme which is currently underway at the station. This will mean all passengers, including those with limited mobility and those carrying heavy luggage or pushchairs, will have a step-free, accessible route to and between platforms.
“These station improvements offer tangible benefits to our passengers at Flint and Runcorn East stations. This investment will ensure the stations are more welcoming places for passengers and visitors,” Kim Hawkins, Head of Customer Operations (North) said.
The modernisation works started in June 2023. The entire project is part of TfW’s Station Improvement Vision to deliver improvements to customer facilities. The strategy allows TfW to make targeted investments to ensure the stations really are secure places, thus also involving installing better lighting, tidying up the landscapes and layouts on platforms, and addressing black spots, while installing CCTV at every single station.
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