Since the station commercial project facility was launched by the Department for Transport, Network Rail and the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) in April 2011, more than £80m has been authorised for projects ranging from car parks and park-and-ride schemes to new retail space and station redevelopments.
The latest bids to get the green light are for an enhancement project at Wakefield Kirkgate, plus a 710-space multi-storey car park at Bristol Parkway. The two schemes take the total for the second tranche of successful bids to £60m, in addition to the £21m authorised in the first tranche.
The third and final bidding round opens today, 1 February, and runs for four weeks, with a total of £18.7m available to fund improvement projects which deliver a financial return over and above project costs.
The Wakefield Kirkgate station enhancement will include a new café, shops, ticket sales facilities and an indoors waiting area. There will also be new offices and the car park will be remodelled.
Bristol Parkway will get a new three-storey car park integrated into the existing single deck car park providing a single structure.
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