Westgate Station, Wakefield
Completed
Value
Circa £1.5m
Project
Station Redevelopment
Client
Buckingham Group Contracting
The station provides the main line service to Wakefield, lying on the main line between Leeds and Doncaster; Virgin Trains are the train operating company managing station.
The station comprises of a new station building, forecourt, road access and drop off and collection areas, a new passenger footbridge forms part of the town’s Westgate Key Development Area redevelopment.
Key Project Features
- HV/LV transformed power supply
- Isolated Earthing & Bonding systems to new NWR standards
- HVAC Services Systems
- BMS Control Systems
- Electrical Services Distribution Systems
- Internal and External Lighting Systems
- DALI Lighting Controls System
- Self-Contained Emergency Lighting System
- Intruder Alarm System
- Disabled Refuge System
- Piped Services Systems
- Fire Protection System
- Ventilation and Cooling Systems
Design Services Provided
- New Station building with internal & external services to reflect Network Rail’s clients expectation
- Integration and solutions for all M&E services and associated Telecoms & CIS supplies
- Full survey of existing services to allow efficient decommissioning of existing station building services
- Coordination of reconstruction works for platforms and partial canopy removal as part of existing station demolition works.
- Electrical Services for Footbridge – a single span bridge has been installed between platforms to replace the current footbridge.
