Work begins to upgrade Shenfield rail station waiting rooms

Rail passengers using Shenfield rail station are to benefit from a better waiting environment thanks to an improvement scheme being carried out by Abellio Greater Anglia.

The work begins today, Monday 10th August, to upgrade the waiting room with DDA compliant push button automatic doors, a train departure summary screen and energy-efficient heating, as well as new flooring and seating and redecoration in Abellio Greater Anglia colours. It will also offer passengers the opportunity to charge laptops and mobile phones and work while they wait with a specially-made wall mounted work top with plug sockets and three bar stools.

The work is due to be completed later this summer and the waiting room will be out of use until the work is complete.

Flavio Lopes, Area Customer Service Manager, said, “This is an exciting project for the station which will deliver a much-improved, more comfortable waiting environment for our passengers. Investing in upgrades to stations across the network is extremely important to Abellio Greater Anglia, demonstrating our commitment to providing excellent facilities and service to our customers. I would like to thank customers for their patience while the work is being carried out and apologise for any inconvenience caused.”