Upgrading Mirfield Station
Mirfield station is due to be upgraded as part of Network Rail’s £2.9billion project to upgrade the Huddersfield Line between Huddersfield and Dewsbury stations, that I wrote about in Network Rail Reveals Detailed £2.9bn Upgrade Plans For TransPennine Route.
This Google Map shows the station and the surrounding land.
These pictures show the station.
Currently, it is a three-station platform, with a wide island Platform 1/2 and a separate platform 3. The platforms are used as follows.
- Platform 1 for all Eastbound trains.
- Platform 2 for Westbound through trains.
- Platform 3 for Westbound stopping trains.
This document on the Digital Railway web site is entitled Transpennine Route Upgrade SDO1 ETCS – Analysis.
It is mainly about using digital signalling called ETCS on the Transpennine Route, but it does give these track layouts between Huddersfield and Dewsbury.
This is the current layout.
This is a reduced four-track layout.
In Proposed Track Layouts Between Huddersfield And Dewsbury, I came to the conclusion, that the reduced four-track layout or something better could handle the current trains through the area.
If the reduced four-track layout is used, the requirements for a new Mirfield station can now be stated.
- Platforms 1/2 sharing an island on the slow tracks.
- Platforms 3/4 sharing an island on the fast tracks.
- Some better shelters than at present.
- Step-free footbridges or a tunnel
In Winner Announced In The Network Rail Footbridge Design Ideas Competition, I wrote how the competition was won by this bridge.
So could a factory-built bridge like this be installed at Mirfield station?
- There is plenty of space.
- The bridge would have the correct clearance for the electrification.
It could also replace the subway to Platform 1/2.
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