Transform station spaces from functional to aspirational locations with arts, landscaping reused buildings and local character.
Producing cared-for environs that enhance the passenger experience, improve the feeling of safety and become ‘local community hubs’.
The vision for the impact of a Community Station Partnership’s work and input is to help change passenger’s perceptions of rail journeys as simply ‘travel’ and develop the journey as a pleasurable activity, starting and ending at a station transformed from a ‘functional space’ into an ‘aspirational location’.
To do this, local community groups ‘adopt’ the station and introduce local input, knowledge and character.
They are also creating local travel programmes, renovating station buildings and creating community station hubs.
“Stations are the welcome mat for the communities they serve”
Network Rail 2019
Putting stations at the heart of the community
Our vision for railway stations in the West Midlands is that we want them to be at the heart of communities that they serve and to be welcoming places that support the economy in the areas they serve.
Making this vision happen involves:
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Restoring unused facilities for shops, businesses and groups to use
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Making it easier for all people to access and use the train
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Improving the quality and feel of stations
WMRE
Investment Strategy (30 Year Plan)
The aims of community works at stations are to:
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Transform stations to be reflective of the character of the locality
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Bring the platforms to life with planting, re-wilding, arts and local character
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Develop rail travel as a lovely experience rather than an A-B necessity
Partners
Community Station Partnerships are developed by volunteers, supported by The Train Operating Company and Funding Partners include:
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Local Councils
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Regional Councils
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Corporations with Community Funding Programmes
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Individual Sponsors
