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High Peak train station given £128k facelift

Rail passengers at New Mills Newtown train station will have noticed some improvements recently.

That's because the outside of the station building has been given a facelift, while the waiting room and ticket office has also been refurbished. 

There is also seating, new stairway handrails and customer information boards while waiting for a train. 

Taking four weeks to complete, it cost £128,000 and was funded by Network Rail. Cheadle Hulme station was also improved at a cost of £254,000. 

New Mills Newtown station, on Albion Road, is on the Manchester Piccadilly to Buxton line and also acts as an interchange with the Hope Valley line station New Mills Central. 

Chris Jackson, Regional Director at Northern, said: “I would like to thank our customers for their patience while improvement works were carried out. 

“Cheadle Hulme and New Mills Newtown are valued local stations and these works will help us provide a better travelling experience for all our customers.” 

Chris Pye, Infrastructure Director for the North West at Network Rail, said: "Northern stations play a vital role in the North West economy by linking communities to places of work and leisure.

“I’m delighted that the £382,000 refurbishment of Cheadle Hulme and New Mills Newtown will make these two important stations even more welcoming for passengers as they return to travel by train.”

Images: Northern

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