Rehaul at North Yorkshire rail station

A REHAUL of the railway station buildings in Knaresborough got underway yesterday.

Network Rail’s engineers started on site yesterday on improvement works which will take around 12 weeks to complete.

They will be making the station building watertight and carrying out repairs to the chimney stack on the signal box.

All work in the platform canopy will be carried out at night to minimise the impact on passengers as part of its Railway Upgrade Plan.

Additional funding has been provided by the Railway Heritage Trust

Network Rail’s area director, Mark Tarry, said: “Knaresborough station sits in the most beautiful surroundings and is an important gateway to the town which it serves. The building has suffered from damp which our team will be fixing as well as tidying up the outside of the building, replacing the guttering and pipes and improving the station environment for passengers. The Chimney stack at Knaresborough signal box dates from around the late 1800s. This will be removed and rebuilt as part of the project.
“We are working hard with Northern to minimise the disruption to passengers during these improvements and I want to thank passengers for their patience.”

Paul Barnfield, regional director for Northern, said: “The impact on our customers during the work will be minimal but the improvement to the station once the work is carried out will be evident. Knaresborough is a beautiful station, steeped in history and this will create an even more welcoming arrival to the town.”