Date set for start of work on Grays rail station's new lifts - it's expected to take a year

By Nub News Reporter

14th Dec 2023 | Local News

DELAYED work at Grays rail station to improve facilities and install list is expected to start early in the new year.

Network Rail and its contractor, Octavius, working in collaboration with c2c, will begin to install two lifts from 8 January 2024 by closing the station subway and starting the enabling work to construct the two lift shafts.

In the interim passengers that need to get to the adjacent platform will be diverted to use the level crossing or stepped footbridge to the east of the station. 

The subway is being closed while work is underway. Work had originally been scheduled to start in midsummer.

Once the lifts are installed station users will still be able to access both platforms via the existing stepped subway under the tracks. 

The work is expected to last approximately 12 months. 

Katie Frost, Network Rail's route director for Anglia said: "Every time a station is upgraded to offer better accessibility, it opens up our network to more people being able to travel with confidence and with ease.

"All c2c passengers using Grays station will soon benefit from better step free access with the addition of these two new lifts funded by the 'Access for All' scheme."

c2c's Managing Director Rob Mullen said: "We're really pleased to see this project moving ahead, the latest upgrade to improve accessibility across our network.

"Grays is a really busy station so ensuring it can support as many members of the local community as possible is really important.

"The new lifts will provide greater, more convenient access, adding to the step-free already available at the station. We thank our customers for their patience as this key upgrade project takes place."

     

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