A new step-free bridge with lifts is top be installed at St Erth station as part of the Government's Access for All programme, turning the Grade II listed station fully accessible for the first time since it was built in 1852.
Network Rail's contractors BAM Nuttall will start construction in late spring with the footbridge expected to be completed and open to passengers the following winter.
The project will see the current footbridge, which does not provide step-free access between the platforms, carefully removed and rebuilt at Cranmore station on the East Somerset Railway – a heritage steam railway.
In February 2021, Network Rail completed a £3m track upgrade which marked the biggest track investment on the St Ives branch line in 60 years, ensuring passengers continue to enjoy smooth and reliable journeys between St Erth and St Ives. Most recently, in March 2022, a £1.14m investment to extend the platforms at St Erth and Lelant has enabled GWR to run longer five-carriage trains that are able to stop at all stations along the St Ives branch line, providing an additional 2,000 seats a day.
St Erth station has also already benefited from accessibility improvements with tactile paving installed on all platforms throughout the station, helping passengers with visual impairment to safely get on and off trains.
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20/02/2023
Step-Free Bridge To Be Installed At St Erth Station


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