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Success for Merseyrail at Community Rail Awards
Awards & Achievements
- Ellesmere Port station restoration wins 'Most Enhanced Station Building' award
- The station also came 2nd in the 'Innovation in Community Rail' category
- Orrell Park Station Gardens awarded 3rd in 'Best Station Garden and Large Floral Display' category
Ellesmere Port was named the most enhanced station building at the Association of Community Rail Partnerships awards in Torquay last week, coming second in the ‘innovation category’. Orrell Park was in third place in the best station garden category, the second time in a fortnight that this station has scooped an award.
Our network is greatly enhanced by the valiant efforts and selflessness of volunteers, who make stations up and down the lines more attractive, welcoming environments for passengers.Managing Director
These awards celebrate the dedication and hard work of volunteers and staff in the industry.
Ellesmere Port station, a grade II listed building, which opened in 1863, is in a deprived area and has been vandalised on several occasions over recent years. Last year, it was refurbished, thanks to NSIP funding and contributions from Merseytravel, Cheshire West & Chester Council and the Railway Heritage. Improvements were made and original features were restored. Rooms that were previously not in use are now being used by community groups.
Much of the work at Orrell Park station has been carried out by the Orrell Park Regeneration Group, formed in 1988. Together with community partners, they have cleaned up the areas in and around the station and planted a variety of flowers and plants. In 2006, this group adopted the station.
The Association of Community Rail Partnerships is a federation of more than 50 community rail partnerships and rail promotion groups.
