Work starts on busy train station's facelift

9:20am Wednesday 16th January 2013 in Echo News By Gina Marden

WORKS to carry out £450,000 of improvements to Basildon station have begun.

The project, which kicked off yesterday , will see the booking hall given a facelift, with new flooring put down to cut the risk of slipping for commuters. The lighting will also be brightened up.
 

The stairs to the platforms will also be rennovated, with a new tread put on the steps.
 

Spaces to park bicycles will also be boosted and the station, in Southernhay, Basildon, will be repainted.
 

Hugh Jennings, C2C’s head of retail, said: “We’re refurbishing Basildon station to create a nicer and more welcoming impression for both regular passengers and visitors to the town.
 

“This is the latest in a number of improvements on the c2c route, to make sure our facilities are up to the standard that our passengers expect.”

 

Comments(6)

Nebs says...
9:44am Wed 16 Jan 13

Can someone do some before and after photos, to see what we are actually getting for the best part of half a million pounds.
Seems to me like rubberised flooring, new lightbulbs, replace rubber edges on the stairs, few new bike racks, and a coat of paint.

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HSG1959 says...
10:21am Wed 16 Jan 13

"Rennovated" ???
Use the spell-check, please!

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Danman565 says...
10:51am Wed 16 Jan 13

As a daily commuter from Basildon station I welcome the upgrade and look forward to the end result... Although I must say I havent noticed any builders on site or any work started yet and I have been there every morning this week at 9am? I did, however, notice 5+ work vans parked up outside as I remember noticing that some of the cobbles had been turned up where the vans had parked there... I'm sure this is covered within the 450k.

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J_blond says...
11:16am Wed 16 Jan 13

HSG1959 wrote:
"Rennovated" ??? Use the spell-check, please!
Our 'awards nominated newspaper' needs a new spellchecker - or journalists who know how to check copy before publishing. But it's ok, they're nominated in several categories, including for 'newspaper of the year' in the East...

Doesn't say much for the others...

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Carnabackable says...
12:57pm Wed 16 Jan 13

With all this work being done to bridges,and stations, it must be time to renew the contracts of who operates on this line ???? C2C C YA

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angryofessex says...
8:31am Thu 17 Jan 13

The last upgrade gave us a nice big clock outside the station, unfortunately ever since it’s installation, it never displayed the correct time once. Not much to ask is it?

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