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Southern Railway introduces e-ticket readers at 12 additional stations
The e-ticket barcode readers, which help to limit the spread of COVID-19, will also be installed at another 29 stations across the GTR network.
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Station Developments
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Hugh Logan Engineering’s COVO-RAIL™ system launched at Ilford Station
The COVO-RAIL™ system is an innovative new system that allows passengers to queue comfortably and conveniently while maintaining social distancing.
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Network Rail to release open live data source for station lifts and escalators
By making the live data publicly available, passengers will be able to discover how accessible a station is prior to their journey.
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Network Rail signs charter to tackle rough sleeping on UK rail network
The railway charter will support the UK government's aim to break the cycle of homelessness and ending rough sleeping for good.
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The role of Green Furniture Concept’s sustainable station design
Johan Berhin, founder and designer, and Adele Kamel, Head of Global Marketing, from Green Furniture Concept spoke with Global Railway Review to discuss the significance of station design and sustainability, as well as how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the future of the company’s approach to station design.
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Adapting Infrabel’s artificial intelligence solutions for the COVID-19 pandemic
In an exclusive interview, Terry Wykle and Dimitri Van Hecke, IT specialists at Infrabel, speak with Leah Hockley, Global Railway Review’s Junior Editor, to discuss how Infrabel’s existing artificial intelligence solutions were utilised and adapted during the COVID-19 crisis to protect the health safety of its workforce.
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Network Rail rolls out coffee cup recycling bins at stations
Passengers are being encouraged to ‘Sip, Save and Recycle’ in a bid to make stations greener.
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$320.6 million announced for rail infrastructure and safety improvements across the U.S.
The projects selected include a wide variety of railroad investments that improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of freight and intercity passenger service.
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First phase of work begins to reinstate Leven passenger services
As well as delivering 19 single track kilometres of railway to recreate the link between Leven and the mainline rail network, the project has been tasked with delivering stations at Cameron Bridge and Leven, as well as unlocking the potential for freight traffic in the local area.
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Network Rail and Highways England join to improve development of parkway stations
Network Rail and Highways England have jointly published the 'New Station Guidance' document to help partners assess whether a parkway station is the right transport solution for their region.
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Network Rail completes construction of longer platforms in West and East Sussex
Passengers from three stations in West and East Sussex can now benefit from full length Southern trains thanks to platform extensions.
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Sensible social distancing solutions at transport hubs during COVID-19
Green Furniture Concept is shifting public spaces away from band-aid solutions by offering design-driven social distancing measures that maintain safety without sacrificing community.
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GTR opens rail’s largest EV charging hub to meet increasing consumer demand
On World Electric Vehicle (EV) Day, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) - the UK’s biggest rail franchise - has opened a dedicated EV charging hub at Hatfield Station to meet the increasing consumer demand for electric vehicles.
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HS2’s Solihull Interchange station gains planning approval
After achieving the BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ certification at the design stage, the development of HS2's Interchange station in Solihull can now progress following gaining planning approval.
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Central section of Crossrail’s Elizabeth Line expected to open in 2022
Previously scheduled to open in 2021, the introduction of the central section of the Crossrail Elizabeth line into passenger service has been delayed.
