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Work starts on pedestrian route to train station

Chloe Aslett
BBC News, Yorkshire
Google What looks like a slip road going up a hill, parting with a main road. It goes towards a train station which is out of view. Vans and cars are parked on one side of the road, with double yellow lines on the other side.Google
The approach to Castleford Station will be safer for pedestrians and cyclists, council says

Work to improve pedestrian access to a railway station is due to begin.

The Station Road approach to Castleford Station will gain wider pavements, more restricted vehicle access and improved lighting.

The project, funded by the Transpennine Route Upgrade scheme, will also see the road and pavement between Station Road and the car park resurfaced.

Matthew Morley, Wakefield Council's cabinet member for highways, said the route would be "safer and more user-friendly for pedestrians and cyclists".

Google A white van travels past a bus stop on a main road, with a slip road branching off to the right.Google
The access route, on the right, will be closed while works take place. The main Station Road, left, will be unaffected.

Wakefield Council said any parking breaches on new double-yellow lines would be "strictly enforced" to deter motorists from blocking the road or pavements.

Michael Graham, cabinet member for regeneration, said: "We hope to encourage more people to come into Castleford and support the many great, independent retailers we have here, alongside the town's fantastic market."

He said he was "pleased" to see improvements continuing around the station.

Work is due to be finished by 4 April, with the access road closed throughout but traffic on the main Station Road remaining unaffected.

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