New bridges in £9m train station plans

The improvements will be made at Crowborough and East Grinstead

A computer-generated image of the new footbridge at Crowborough station
Author: Jason BeckPublished 2nd Nov 2021
Last updated 2nd Nov 2021

More than £9m is being spent on improving two Sussex train stations.

Crowborough and East Grinstead will get new footbridges and lifts.

Network Rail said the investment of £4.7m at Crowborough and £4.6m at East Grinstead would make the stations easier to use for passengers with accessibility needs.

During the works, engineers will be constructing foundations on the platforms.

New lift shafts and the footbridges will be created off-site and lifted by crane into position during planned line closures.

On completion of each footbridge, engineers will dismantle the existing station footbridge and remove it from the station.

A computer-generated image of the new footbridge at East Grinstead station

Katie Frost, Sussex route director for Network Rail, said: "We are committed to improving access for passengers.

"Stations are important gateways to the communities they serve and the new footbridges and lifts will help to improve connections within the community.

"Crucially we now have two stations that are more accessible for all passengers, whether they are wheelchairs users, have reduced mobility or just carrying luggage or pushchairs."

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