{"id":1166,"date":"2013-03-12T11:37:52","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T11:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1166"},"modified":"2025-02-05T15:10:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T15:10:03","slug":"20130312-newcastle-upon-tyne-central-station-revamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/blog\/20130312-newcastle-upon-tyne-central-station-revamp\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle upon Tyne Central Station Revamp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/index.shtml\" alt=\"Annie's Guest House\" title=\"Annie's Guest House\"><u>Home<\/u><\/a> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/tyne-and-wear\/\" title=\"Tyne &amp; Wear\" alt=\"Tyne &amp; Wear\"><u>Tyne &amp; Wear<\/u><\/a> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/newcastle-upon-tyne\/\" alt=\"Newcastle upon Tyne\" title=\"Newcastle upon Tyne\"><u>Newcastle upon Tyne<\/u><\/a> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/newcastle-upon-tyne-central-station\/\" title=\"Central Station Neville Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DL\" alt=\"Central Station Neville Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DL\"><u>Central Station<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/newcastle-upon-tyne\/\" alt=\"Newcastle upon Tyne\" title=\"Newcastle upon Tyne\"><u>Newcastle upon Tyne<\/u><\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/newcastle-upon-tyne-central-station\/\" title=\"Central Station Neville Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DL\" alt=\"Central Station Neville Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DL\"><u>Central Station<\/u><\/a> is set for a radical \u00a38m makeover.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/images\/blog\/20130312-central-station-revamp.jpg\" alt=\"Newcastle upon Tyne Central Station NE1 5DL\" title=\"Newcastle upon Tyne Central Station NE1 5DL\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Rail chiefs are set to pedestrianise the taxi rank outside the station entrance as they prepare to create an impressive new entrance to the city.<\/p>\n<p>The entrance will be the centrepiece of \u00a38.6m worth of work which will see the arches glazed over and the currently gloomy entrance turned into a traveller-friendly area.<\/p>\n<p>As part of this the walls of the station will be sandblasted and new lights fitted.<\/p>\n<p>Inside the main station the current ticket office will be reduced in size and the space handed over for shops, with booking facilities moving to a new site just past the Sainsburys shop.<\/p>\n<p>East Coast, which manages the station, says it wants to double the amount of space for shops and food stalls at the station as a result of the Department for Transport grant.<\/p>\n<p>It follows years of talk from business groups, council leaders and rail firms eager to turn the underused station into a more impressive \u201cgateway\u201d to the city.<\/p>\n<p>The changes, set to be in place by April 2014, will need planning consent for the Grade I listed building.<\/p>\n<p>Planners also want to see the car park space outside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/the-centurion-neville-street-newcastle-upon-tyne-ne1-5dg\/\" title=\"The Centurion Central Station Neville Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DG\" alt=\"The Centurion Central Station Neville Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DG\"><u>The Centurion<\/u><\/a> public house pedestrianised.<\/p>\n<p>Taxies will still queue up from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/orchard-street-newcastle-upon-tyne-ne1\/\" title=\"Orchard Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1\" alt=\"Orchard Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1\"><u>Orchard Street<\/u><\/a> with a new pick up point made near the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/royal-station-hotel-newcastle-upon-tyne\/\" alt=\"Royal Station Hotel Neville Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DH\" title=\"Royal Station Hotel Neville Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DH\"><u>Royal Station Hotel<\/u><\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/neville-street-newcastle-upon-tyne-ne1\/\" alt=\"Neville Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1\" title=\"Neville Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1\"><u>Neville Street<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>East Coast station director Tim Hedley-Jones said \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/newcastle-upon-tyne\/\" alt=\"Newcastle upon Tyne\" title=\"Newcastle upon Tyne\"><u>Newcastle upon Tyne<\/u><\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/newcastle-upon-tyne-central-station\/\" title=\"Central Station Neville Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DL\" alt=\"Central Station Neville Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DL\"><u>Central Station<\/u><\/a> is a key part of the history and future of both the city and the wider North East region.<\/p>\n<p>The improvements will accentuate the important heritage of the Grade I listed building, one of only six such stations in the UK, and act as a stunning new gateway to the city for visitors.<\/p>\n<p>We believe the project will play a key role in the regeneration of the city centre and help to demonstrate that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/newcastle-upon-tyne\/\" alt=\"Newcastle upon Tyne\" title=\"Newcastle upon Tyne\"><u>Newcastle upon Tyne<\/u><\/a> and the North East are very much open for business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The changes have been backed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/gateshead\/\" alt=\"Gateshead\" title=\"Gateshead\"><u>Gateshead<\/u><\/a> MP Ian Mearns, vice chairman of the all-parliamentary rail in the north group.<\/p>\n<p>He said \u201cI think it is vitally important that the regional hub that is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/newcastle-upon-tyne\/\" alt=\"Newcastle upon Tyne\" title=\"Newcastle upon Tyne\"><u>Newcastle upon Tyne<\/u><\/a> has this investment.<\/p>\n<p>It is important because this is a gateway to the region and we have to be able to say to people, particularly business visitors, that this is what we are like, so yes, these really are very exciting proposals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/newcastle-city-council\/\" alt=\"Newcastle City Council\" title=\"Newcastle City Council\"><u>Newcastle City Council<\/u><\/a> leader Nick Forbes has welcomed the news.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cIt is important that visitors to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/newcastle-upon-tyne\/\" alt=\"Newcastle upon Tyne\" title=\"Newcastle upon Tyne\"><u>Newcastle upon Tyne<\/u><\/a> get an immediate impression of the confidence and ambition we have as a city and a world class destination for business and tourism.<\/p>\n<p>The transformation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/newcastle-upon-tyne-central-station\/\" title=\"Central Station Neville Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DL\" alt=\"Central Station Neville Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DL\"><u>Central Station<\/u><\/a> will create an instantly memorable experience for visitors and a 21st Century transport hub worthy of one of Europe&#8217;s great cities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/newcastle-city-council\/\" alt=\"Newcastle City Council\" title=\"Newcastle City Council\"><u>Newcastle City Council<\/u><\/a> will itself spent more than \u00a34m to improve the area immediately outside the station in the coming years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/tyne-and-wear-metro\/\" title=\"Tyne &amp; Wear Metro\" alt=\"Tyne &amp; Wear Metro\"><u>Tyne &amp; Wear Metro<\/u><\/a> bosses at Nexus were recently turned down in a bid to Government for a multi-million pound refurbishment of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/newcastle-upon-tyne-central-station\/\" title=\"Central Station Neville Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DL\" alt=\"Central Station Neville Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DL\"><u>Central Station<\/u><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/tyne-and-wear-metro\/\" title=\"Tyne &amp; Wear Metro\" alt=\"Tyne &amp; Wear Metro\"><u>Tyne &amp; Wear Metro<\/u><\/a> stop.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/newcastle-upon-tyne-central-station\/\" title=\"Central Station Neville Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DL\" alt=\"Central Station Neville Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DL\"><u>Central Station<\/u><\/a> improvement work is due to begin in May, and is expected to be completed in April next year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniesguesthouse.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/newcastle-upon-tyne-central-station\/\" title=\"Central Station Neville Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5DL\" 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