A £1.1m facility providing secure cycle parking has opened at Chatham Railway Station. The new cycle hub, located on Railway Street, features 280 parking spaces. The facility also has electric bike charging points, a DIY repair stand with tools, a pump and additional CCTV coverage. It can be accessed 24/7 using a personalised key fob, as part of a subscription service starting at £25 for 3 months. Access to non-paying members of the public is not possible, with key fobs only issued to subscribers at the station's ticket office. Previously the station had just 30 spaces to park bicycles, but the new hub is fitted with hydraulic-sprung, two-tier racks to maximise the amount of spaces available for cyclists. It is hoped the new cycle hub will help encourage sustainable, environmentally-friendly travel to and from the station.
Southeastern delivered the project with support from Network Rail, Medway Council and Sustrans, a UK-based walking and cycling charity. The government contributed £800,000 as part of its Cycle Rail grant programme, with a further £300,000 in match funding from Medway Council towards the Chatham Railway Station forecourt improvements, which included plans that supported the delivery of the new cycle hub. The authority's contribution was funded by the Local Transport Plan Fund, which included the shared pedestrian cycle path from Chatham Railway Station through to St Johns Square. New lifts are also set to open at Chatham Railway Station later this summer, providing passengers with step-free access from the ticket hall to the platforms for the first time. Find out more about Southeastern's cycle hub service by clicking here. Comments are closed.
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