RAIL passengers have been warned of changes ahead of improvement works at Wickford station.

Until Saturday June 26, platform one will be extended to be able to accommodate Greater Anglia’s new longer trains.

The improvement work is part of a £4m project which will see:

  • A new ticket office, with two ticket office windows
  • A new upgraded accessible waiting hall, with charging points and seating
  • New toilets including new and improved accessible toilets
  • New and improved customer information screens and CCTV
  • A new shop where customers can buy food and hot drinks

The old station building has been demolished and a temporary ticket office has been installed to ensure minimal disruption to customers.

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Paula Wilson, Greater Anglia’s area customer service manager, said: “We advise passengers to familiarise themselves with the changes before they travel and to allow extra time for their journeys, if they need to.

“We are investing in Wickford to make it better for our customers. The proposed work will transform the station, bringing in new facilities for the 2.2 million people who use the station each year.

“This work is essential to allow us to run our new, longer trains to and from Wickford and it is a good opportunity to also upgrade customer facilities at the station.

“We are transforming the railway in East Anglia, with a complete fleet of new trains and £60 million worth of improvements to stations.”

Greater Anglia is replacing every one of its existing trains with new trains, which will all be longer with more seats. The first of the new trains came into service last November.