Enhancement project to Salisbury Station forecourt completed
The transformation cost £4.5m
A £4.5 million transformation of Salisbury station's forecourt has been completed.
The project has taken a year to complete, after spades first hit the ground in June 2024, with the intention of revitalising the forecourt area.
It follows a similar enhancement project on Fisherton Street, which was completed in October 2024.
The project, which saw investment from the Future High Streets Fund, has made the station more accessible, welcoming and vibrant.
The space now has improved lighting in a bid to boost comfort and safety near the station, with a mixture of wall-mounted and pole-mounted lighting installed.
Sustainable travel is at the heart of the redesign, with a new bus interchange and cycle hub making it easier to choose greener ways to get around.
Cllr Martin Smith: Wiltshire Council's Cabinet Member for Highways, Streetscene and Flooding, said: "This investment from the Future High Streets Fund has provided Salisbury with a fitting entrance to our historic city and a more welcoming first impression. "We hope that as people step off the trains, they feel a sense of arrival and anticipation for the exciting experiences awaiting them in Salisbury.
"Improving this key route from the railway station into the city centre is a key step in supporting the local economy, encouraging sustainable business growth and creating a greater experience for residents and visitors."
Andrew Ardley, Regional Development Manager (West), South Western Railway, said: "The completion of the forecourt scheme is a major milestone in the ongoing improvements to Salisbury station. It is a genuinely transformational scheme as an interchange between different transport modes, especially train and bus, with several new bus routes in place or planned such as the X3 to Bournemouth.
"This has been a particularly complex scheme to design and deliver whilst maintaining the operation of the station at all times. Thank you to our customers, staff, transport operators and neighbours for their patience whilst the works were carried out. A special thank you is due to Wiltshire Council for their foresight and determination to secure funding and deliver the scheme, and M Group for working closely with us throughout."
Lewis Cowley, Regional Director for M Group, said: "We are proud to have been a part of this prestigious scheme, working in close collaboration with Wiltshire Council, SWR, Network Rail and the Station Management Team to efficiently deliver this successful project. We appreciate the patience and cooperation of the station users during the construction period while we have been delivering these enhancements to the station's forecourt environment."