Hull train station’s historic Platform 1 set to reopen for…
A platform at Hull’s Paragon Station could be brought back into use after 30 years. Platform 1 has lain dormant since the early 1990s but now Network Rail has submitted plans to bring it back into use. The organisation says it would boost capacity and improve the experience for rail passengers. A listed building consent application has been submitted to Hull City Council planners to carry out the work. The platform is grade II-listed due to its historic role in transporting migrants from Europe to America. Read more:Work to start on £4.7m Brough roundabout on Monday – with delays 'unavoidable' In a heritage statement, Network Rail says: “Platform 1 has been out of use to passengers for over 30 years. To improve operational constraints and provide additional passenger platforming capabilities, platform one is to be re-introduced into passenger service. “There are currently six operational passenger platforms, all of which are accessed via the station concourse. The project will involve bringing back the existing track and platform surface up to current standards and extending the platform by seven metres.” Platform 1 at Paragon Station could be brought back into use after 30 years (Image: Network Rail) As well as resurfacing and extending the platform, the
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