Councillor Penny Channer, Deputy Cabinet Member for Highways & Transportation, Essex County Council has officially opened the new and upgraded Marks Tey station today, Friday 27 January.
The station has been rebuilt and transformed by operator National Express East Anglia (NXEA) with investment of £2.2m as part of the National Stations Improvement Programme.
The much improved facilities include:
· New station building situated adjacent to the station forecourt comprising ticket office, customer toilets and new retail facility
· New access ramp and stairs to the London bound platform which has been widened and new waiting shelters installed
· On the Colchester bound platform and interchange with Sudbury line services, improvements to the station building include upgraded customer toilets and waiting room
· A redesigned station forecourt provides a drop-off and
pick-up area, as well as improved cycle and motor cycle
parking
· Improved signage, lighting and CCTV
Andrew Chivers, Managing Director, National Express East Anglia said: "The completion of this significant project to rebuild Marks Tey station and transform the customer facilities at this busy interchange station is another improvement scheme we have delivered for our customers in Essex as part of the National Stations Improvement Programme. At Marks Tey we have worked to meet rail passengers' aspirations for a new and better station with much improved customer facilities."
Councillor Tracey Chapman, Cabinet Member for Highways &
Transportation, Essex County Council said: "I am
delighted that the much anticipated works are complete and
that all station users, whether they are Colchester or London
bound, will be able to benefit from the improved
facilities."
John Slade from principal contractor Spencer said: "We were
able to make real improvements to this station whilst it was
fully operational - and that is down to the strong
collaboration between ourselves and our client, National
Express. Not only does the station look better, it delivers
real improvements which I am sure commuters will notice when
they use the station for the first time."
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