Stamford Station Refurbishment - 2 May 2007

Quentin Davies has been campaigning for the past year to improve and to refurbish the facilities of Stamford Station. This campaign has included persuading the Chief Executive of Network Rail, John Armitt to visit Stamford Station last year (when I introduced him to Stamford Civic Society Chairman John Plumb), when he saw the problems for himself and undertook to take action. It has also included lengthy negotiations with Central Trains. Agreement on a £30,000 refurbishment has now been reached and work will hopefully be completed by the end of May.

Quentin Davies today said:

“I am delighted that we have finally got work started on Stamford Station. It is a vital asset for our town, and I have always been concerned to encourage as many people as possible to use the station, for environmental reasons, so as to reduce traffic congestion and because the station is an important economic benefit for Stamford, and must be used if we are to keep it as a working station. It is also an architectural gem in itself and must be properly cared for.

I visited the station last week and was also delighted to see that, following my representations, the warning light and level crossing are working again so that people unable to cross the bridge can continue to use the southern platform to take trains towards Birmingham and to return to Stamford from Peterborough.”