Drone images have revealed how work on the redeveloped Darlington Railway Station's new car park is progressing.
Work on the car park to the train station is nearly completed and Northern Echo Camera Club member Neil Sturgeon captured drone images of what it is presently like.
The images, taken yesterday (Wednesday, March 22) reveal a spacious car park which is part of the redevelopment of Darlington Railway Station.
The multi-million redevelopment of Darlington station will supposedly transform the town into a major Northern powerhouse, officials said in Autumn 2022.
The other aspects of the redevelopment work includes; creating an extension to the station, linking the old and new sites by a bridge, a multi-storey car park, a transport interchange and gateway entrance connected to Central Park.
New platforms will accommodate current and future services to improve the region’s local and national transport links.
An upgrade is also planned for the Victoria Road entrance and car park pick-up and drop-off points on the western side of the station, with new road layouts, wider pavements and a boost to walking and cycling access to make the station easier to reach and improve connections with other types of transport.
Work to flatten the former Hogans pub, on Victoria Road began at the end of January and officials said at the time it would pave the way for an upgraded station entrance and car park pick-up and drop-off points, while also creating new road layouts, wider pavements, and a boost to walking and cycling access.
The redevelopment is part of a wider masterplan for Darlington’s Bank Top station which will create three new platforms to accommodate current services and improve rail connections both within the Tees Valley and beyond via the East Coast Main Line.
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The redevelopment is priced at over £100m but will boost the town’s image as the “gateway of the Tees Valley”, as described by officials, and will have a similar positive impact on the surrounding area as London’s Kings Cross station, Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said.
“It’s a fantastic station now but it’s also allowed for a full redevelopment of the area and that’s what I want for Darlington - and that’s what this can catalyse.
“Our local and national transport will be much more effective than it I currently. The plans are going to come together and lift the whole area which will lead to more regeneration and more jobs. It’s a win win for everybody.”
With plans outlined for a permanent Treasury North base within the Darlington Economic Campus around the corner and the continued growth of the Teesside University facilities in the town make it a more desirable place for future investment and opportunity, Mr Houchen added.
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