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You can make a difference
By working with schools, universities, businesses, volunteers and others, you can create stations and entire lines that are more attractive and welcoming, more responsive to local needs, and more closely linked with their local community.
Research has shown that this approach leads to:
- additional growth
- improved station environments
- stronger communities
From organising gardening or art projects with rail volunteers – whose contribution is worth £3.4 million per year in the UK – to collaborating with local businesses to bring stations to life with stalls or “pop-up” shops, this toolkit is packed with ideas and practical tips to make it happen.
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Create better stations
Improve existing stations
– Early consultation
– Designing with students
– Art and gardening projects
– Community-focused buildings
New uses for station buildings
Creating new stations
Improve existing stations
– Early consultation
– Designing with students
– Art and gardening projects
– Community-focused buildings
New uses for station buildings
Creating new stations
Bring lines to life
More trains, better stations
Attracting more users
Involving citizens and stakeholders
More trains, better stations
Attracting more users
Involving citizens and stakeholders
