Doncaster Station Platform 0 Construction
Doncaster, UK · 2015–2016 (construction commenced May 2015, opened December 2016) · £21m
The judgement call
Account-gated at launch* The addition of Platform 0 was part of the Railway Upgrade Plan to reduce congestion at a key junction on the East Coast Main Line. * It provides dedicated capacity for specific services, improving reliability and punctuality.
Key engineering challenges
* Constructing a new platform within an operational and busy railway station environment. * Integrating the new platform into the existing track layout to reduce congestion. * Ensuring minimal disruption to services during construction.
Project facts
- Client / owner
- Network Rail
- Lead contractor
- —
- Lead designers
- —
- Project type
- new build
- Scale
- New Platform 0; located adjacent to Frenchgate Centre; primarily serves Northern Trains services to/from Hull, Beverley, Bridlington.
- Disciplines
- Civil; structural; railway engineering
- Standards & frameworks
- Network Rail standards
Sources: * Doncaster Free Press (2016), "VIDEO: Platform 0 opens at Doncaster train station", https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/video-platform-0-opens-at-doncaster-train-station-57375 * Network Rail Media Centre (2016), "More trains and more reliable journeys for Doncaster passengers", https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/more-trains-and-more-reliable-journeys-for-doncaster-passengers * Wikipedia (Undated), "Doncaster railway station", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doncaster_railway_station