Network Rail and its contractor have successfully installed the main span, stairs, and lift shafts for the new accessible footbridge at Abergavenny station in Monmouthshire.
The Marches Line through Abergavenny was closed for the past three weekends to allow essential work between Newport and Shrewsbury, including significant progress on the footbridge. Train services resumed on schedule on Monday after the final weekend closure.
In the coming months, engineers will continue working on glazing the bridge and cladding the lift shafts before moving on to mechanical and electrical installations.
Dan Parkes, Network Rail Capital Delivery principal portfolio manager, said: “We have made excellent progress at Abergavenny over the past few weeks, as any passengers using or passing through the station will have seen. All three weekends have been an intense period of activity utilising two large cranes. The main span is now in place for the bridge that will provide step-free access between platforms 1 and 2 when it is completed in spring 2025.”
The accessibility improvements at Abergavenny will ensure that all passengers, including those with limited mobility, heavy luggage, or pushchairs, have step-free access between the two platforms for the first time.
Abergavenny is one of six stations on the Wales and Borders route undergoing accessibility upgrades, funded by the Department for Transport as part of the UK Government’s Access for All programme. Similar work is ongoing at Cwmbran, Newtown, Flint, and Llanelli, while Ludlow station will receive a lift for its existing footbridge.
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