Works at Portadown Station

[Colm Moore]

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Portadown Train Station – Temporary Passenger Facilities – commencing 16th April 2012

Translink would like to advise passengers using Portadown Train Station that temporary facilities situated in the station car park will be in use from Tuesday 17th April 2012 until further notice.
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These measures are in place to facilitate station refurbishment and upgrade work at the existing site.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and ask for passengers’ patience and support as we work hard to improve local rail services.

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Portadown Railway Station

Work is underway to modernise the current facilities at Portadown Train Station and make it fully accessible for all.

Features will include:

Redesign and modernisation of the current passenger waiting facilities
New lift access from the Obins Street entrance
New lifts installed improving access between all train platforms
New automatic doors throughout the station
Enhanced exterior appearance



Temporary Passenger Facilities – Starts April 16th 2012

The main station buildings and Subway access to platforms 2&3 are now closed for renovations (from Mon 16th April 2012) this renovation work will take approx. 18 months.

The new temporary station buildings & footbridge, which are located at the Belfast end of the station car park, are now operational.

Facilities are:- Waiting Room, Ticket Office, Male/Female & Disable Toilets, Vending & Coffee Shop and covered Ticket Barrier area. These buildings are also fully accessible for wheelchair users.

Woodhouse St/Obins St Access: Customers wishing to access the temporary station facilities from the Woodhouse St / Obins St area will have a further distance to walk due to this relocation. Customers are advised to allow an extra 3 to 4 minutes walking time due to this relocation. The original Obins St entrance is also closed and a new access staircase & walkway is currently in operation.

Park and Ride

During the construction of the temporary passenger facilities the current Park & Ride facility will be unavailable for a period of around 6 weeks. Alternative car parking is available in the overflow car park and beside Haldane & Fisher, Castle Street.

Please ensure you allow and extra 10-15 minutes to park and walk to the station to catch your train.

When the temporary facility is in passenger use, there will be some limited parking available in the current Park & Ride facility.

Noise – we will keep to a minimum

Work and deliveries are planned to take place during sociable hours. However, for safety reasons some works will need to be carried out at night. We will work hard to keep any noise disruption to a minimum and have set up a resident’s helpline with our contractor; should any of our local neighbours have concerns regarding this work.

Safety

We would like to ask all parents and carers to remind young people that the railway track and engineering sites are dangerous and should not be considered a playground.Under no circumstances should anyone trespass on railway property.

This work will transform the current facilities into an attractive and fully accessible rail station fit for today’s busy lifestyle and growing numbers of passengers now choosing to travel by train.

We would ask for the patience and support from our passengers and the wider community.