Award winning international architectural practice Aedas has been chosen to prepare designs for the £2.5 million redevelopment of Rotherham Railway Station.
The designs are for South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE), Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) and Yorkshire Forward and will see the station significantly upgraded to rival other improved stations in Barnsley, Doncaster and Sheffield.
Rotherham station provides a key gateway to the town for local rail users and is a vital link via Doncaster and Sheffield to mainline services for Scotland, London, Birmingham, Manchester and other parts of the country. The redeveloped station will incorporate a new passenger lounge, retail space and a travel information centre.
The high quality standard of the proposed designs for the facilities at the new Rotherham Railway Station will represent a step change in service provision and station design for visiting travellers and the town’s residents.
Melanie Dei Rossi, Principal Project Manager of SYPTE said: “The catalyst for the change within Rotherham has been Yorkshire Forward’s Urban Renaissance programme which has set out a new agenda for the future of the region’s towns. Developing the railway station is going to be an important part of Rotherham’s regeneration.”
Alistair Branch, Project Manager for Aedas, said: “The redeveloped station will present a dramatic and architecturally impressive gateway for visitors and daily users. It will provide passengers with a fantastic improvement in waiting facilities, whilst also upgrading links to the town centre.”
Work on remodelling the station is expected to take place in 2009/10 and will be the first phase of a four-phase programme. Future phases will include the provision of lifts to the platforms, dualling the track access to increase train frequency and lengthening the platforms.