New waiting room opens at Bishop's Stortford rail station

Railpassengers using Bishop’s Stortford rail station are benefiting from a betterwaiting room thanks to an improvement scheme completed by Abellio GreaterAnglia.

Theexisting waiting room on the London-bound platforms has been enlarged toprovide additional seating and now has longer opening hours (from 0600 until0050 seven days a week).

Thenew facility also benefits from new flooring and a new ceiling, disability legislation-compliantpush button automatic doors, a train departure summary screen andenergy-efficient heating, as well redecoration in Abellio Greater Angliacolours. It also offers passengers the opportunity to charge laptops and mobilephones and work while they wait.

Kevin Walton, Area Customer Service Manager, said, “I am delightedwith the look of the new waiting room which offers passengers a larger, morecomfortable waiting environment. Investing in upgrades to stations across thenetwork is extremely important to Abellio Greater Anglia, demonstrating ourcommitment to providing excellentfacilities and service to our customers. I would like to thank customers fortheir patience while the work was carried out.”