Ticket office access improvement work planned for Downham Market rail station

The UK’s largest rail network has been allocated £1.7 million towards improvements at its stations including work at Downham Market.

Improvements for passengers are in the pipeline across Govia Thameslink Railway’s network of 236 stations as part of a raft of changes designed to make stations more accessible for passengers and to enhance station environment, the rail operator has said.

At Downham station, work planned is to create access to the ticket office for wheelchair users with funds allocated for the improvement schemes from the Department of Transport.

Louis Rambaud, chief customer officer for Govia Thameslink Railway, said: “These funds help us to deliver our goal of creating great journeys every day.

“While we have major projects under way, including introducing digital signals and renovating our fleet of Electrostar trains, these smaller schemes also go a very long way for the passengers who use our stations every day.

"We take pride in the environments in and around our stations, and want them to be welcoming, safe and comfortable for all.

“I’d like to thank our passengers and station teams who tell us about the ways we can make each journey even just a little bit better than the last.”