£650k investment to revamp Tees Valley Metro stations
by Dave Robson, Evening Gazette Mar 10 2012
IMPROVEMENTS to two railway stations are back on the timetable - but the revamps are set to be less extensive than once proposed.
Redcar Central and Saltburn stations are in line for the upgrades in a £650,000 investment as part of the Tees Valley Metro - a light railway linking Teesside to Darlington.
The Metro project is viewed as being a key driving force in boosting the economy. But the investment in Redcar and Saltburn stations will be much less than once envisaged.
Previously, £5m was set aside for the work, only for a cash allocation to be scrapped by the Government.
Redcar and Cleveland Council’s Cabinet will be told next week that the authority has now been allocated £650,000 by the Tees Valley Metro Board to allow work to be done.
Under the proposals, Redcar Station would receive £500,000.
Work would include:
New pedestrian access to the westbound platform and ticket office from West Dyke Road, with lighting, CCTV and cycle parking facilities;
Lighting, CCTV, help points, shelters and signage to improve the eastbound station facilities;
A new link from West Dyke Road to the station building on the north;
A distinctive art feature.
A £150,000 scheme would also see Saltburn Station’s waiting rooms upgraded, with improved facilities detailing rail arrivals and departures.
Progress on the Tees Valley Metro project, which could cost £220m, was hit by the Government’s cuts in 2010 and its future remains uncertain.
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