Northern complete transformation of Merseyside station
Northern have finished work to improve facilities for passengers at Huyton station in Liverpool.
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Northern have finished work to improve facilities for passengers at Huyton station in Liverpool.
Despite UK train strikes on 12 May 2023, Northern will run an hourly service to help international visitors arriving at Manchester Airport get to the Eurovision event in Liverpool.
The ‘Beacon' bridge is the first of its kind in the UK and will give rail passengers using Garforth station a safe, step-free option for the first time.
Train depot upgrades will enable longer Northern trains to operate between Cumbria and Manchester, improving capacity for passengers.
Six projects designed to improve passenger accessibility have been given approval due to Northern’s £250,000 Accessibility Innovation Fund.
UK operator Northern says it will use five million fewer iconic, orange ‘magstripe’ train tickets this year, thanks to Northern customers’ continued switch to digital alternatives.
Northern are to install eight Passenger Assist Points across its stations to help make travel easier for passengers with accessibility needs.
Northern have partnered with experts at the University of Sheffield to trial an innovative new rail head treatment technology.
Northern have celebrated the completion of the digital train programme, a three year project which aimed to improve on-board technology for customers.
230 display screens are being installed at 93 stations across the Northern network to improve customer information.
Northern’s Bradford station has seen an increase in the amount of waste recycled thanks to an innovative new trial.
Marc Silverwood, Digital Trains System Manager at Northern, speaks with Global Railway Review’s Editorial Assistant, Elliot Robinson, about the development of new technology that Northern has been adopting as part of its Intelligent Trains programme.
Northern have seen a 10% reduction in the number of penalty fares issued since the UK government increased the fine to £100.
Northern has introduced new digital tickets which update repeatedly throughout the day to stop fare evaders from being able to screenshot and share season tickets for others to use.
Following the end of National Apprenticeship Week 2023, Northern are continuing to recruit and train the next generation of railway professionals.