All change at Crewe station

Cheshire East Council’s Strategic Planning Board has given the green light to a multi-million pound project that will start the overhaul of Crewe Station and the redevelopment of the adjoining Royal Mail site. 

Councillors voted in favour of the application which includes: 

• A new surface-level car park of about 240 spaces;


• Improved facilities for taxis;


• A new area for people to pick up and drop off their family and friends;


• New ticket machines and passenger information displays;


• Reopening the pedestrian subway linking the new facility straight into platforms one to five and six to 11; and


• A new commercial development site to provide a business opportunity for activities, which will be ancillary to the station. 

The scheme was given a boost after the Council and its partner Network Rail were successful in their bid for £6.177m from the Government’s £100m rail stations improvement fund. The announcement was made at the end of November. 

Cheshire East Council and Network Rail own the land. The Council bought the landmark former Royal Mail site in Crewe for £2.75m after the 4.5-acre Weston Road site became vacant when Royal Mail relocated its sorting offices. 

The site is seen as a prime spot for a landmark development as part of ambitious plans to redevelop Crewe Rail Station. 

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