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New rail operator promises 1,500 more car parking spaces

Date: 28 March 2017   |   Author: Daniel Puddicombe

The new holders of one of the UK's largest rail franchises has announced plans to install 60 electric vehicle charging points and provide "at least" 1,500 new car parking spaces at stations.

From August, a consortium of the FirstGroup and Mass Transit Railway (MTR) will operate the South Western rail network, which covers several suburban commuter lines into London, as well as services to Bristol, Exeter, Portsmouth, Southampton and London Waterloo, which is Britain's busiest railway station in terms of footfall, with 99 million people using the station in 2016.

FirstGroup and MTR will also operate rail services on the Isle of Wight during the course of the seven-year contract.

"There will be 60 new electric charging points by 2019 with the locations to be decided between the Department for Transport and the operator," a spokeswoman for the DfT told BusinessCar.

A spokesperson for the FirstGroup added: "The charging points will be an important part of our station plans; further details will become clearer over the next few months. Regarding station car park capacity, at least 1,500 new car park spaces will be added across the network - locations and timings will be determined following discussions with local authorities."

Other station upgrade plans include refurbished waiting rooms, additional seating and free wi-fi across the network and on board trains on the mainland.



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