The work was conducted in partnership with Network Rail, Siemens, Central Rail System Alliance, LNER, the Tees Valley Combined Authority, the Department for Transport, Darlington Borough Council, and Willmott Dixon.
The expansion included two new station platforms, expanding the station's available service. A new 50t footbridge provides step-free access to the new platforms. The entrance hall has been reimagined, with new escalators, lifts and stairs.
Access and connectivity has been improved with a spacious eastern concourse, a new multi-story car park with more than 600 spaces, including accessible bays and electric vehicle charging points, and new cycle routes and secure bike shelters.
Richard Prime, managing director of transport at BAM UK & Ireland, said, "As a historic, grade II-listed Victorian building, our team worked hard to ensure the original building was protected in the new platform鈥檚 design. The 50-tonne footbridge, for example, needed to be delivered in two parts and assembled out with the station, then with precision slid into final position through openings made in the heritage station roof . This complex design is no easy feat, and illustrates the hard work carried out by our talented team.鈥�
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