BETTER railway stations are on the way in East Lancashire.

After a trial period in which four stations were equipped with new facilities for customers to test, work is now set to begin at a number of stations in the county.

Customer information screens and a ticket machine will be installed at Cherry Tree in Blackburn, while Chorley will get refurbished waiting rooms, improved accessibility, Wi-Fi, ticket machines and improved signage.

Sharon Keith, regional director at Northern, said: “We had a good response to the trial stations and I’m delighted to be able to say that the modernisation of our stations is now fully under way.

“This will be a three-year process which will see the majority of our stations given a new lease of life with improved accessibility and facilities to complement the other work we are doing to modernise the Northern network.”

Work will start this month at the first stations with a combination of facilities, such as waiting shelters, improved waiting rooms, customer information, ticket machines, and CCTV being installed.

Ms Keith added: “These are early days for the project, but during the coming weeks and months our customers will begin to see changes right across the network.”