English train station getting £27million renovation reveals plans to open new pub right by the tracks
Carlisle's train station upgrade is part of a
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Carlisle train station has revealed plans to open a new pub
Credit: Seed Architects
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The waiting room was once used by Queen Victoria
Credit: John Huggon / Network Rail
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The room currently isn't in use
Credit: Seed Architects
This includes a new public square, car park and entrance.
But recent plans suggest the train station's current Grade-II listed waiting room could be turned into a pub.
Once used by first class passengers, it even welcomed
Currently used for storage, it will instead be converted with a new mezzanine floor.
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Images revealed by Seed Architects show the restoration of some of the original 1880s interiors as well as a bar area and seating.
Network Rail said: 'The platform 4 first class waiting room has remained largely in use since it opened in 1880, albeit with a number of changes in how it is operated.
'The most recent operation was as a public house, which unfortunately closed due to its poor commercial offering.
"A mezzanine level is to be added within the west end of the space, this will provide a new perspective to view the heritage
features
not seen before, enhancing the architectural space.
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'This will bring a new aspect of the space allowing users to enjoy the room from a different perspective and introducing a modern element into this unique space.
"[But] without harming it and adding potential value to be translated economically, what will guarantee its continuity to be looked after properly.'
Huge new train station to open in world's most popular city
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The upgrades are part of a wider £27m project
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It hopes to be completed by 2027
Outdoor seating also hopes to be added as part of the restoration.
The £27million redevelopment hopes to start this year, and be completed by 2027.
Around £20million of the funding is backed by both the UK and Scottish Governments as part of the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal
The ambitious project hopes to encourage "more visitors to the city".
Cumberland Council Leader Mark Fryer added: "This is excellent
news
for Carlisle."
Carlisle Station fist opened in 1847, costing £53,000 at the time - £4.6million in today's
money
.
It no welcomes around two million passengers a year with trains to
London
and Manchester as well as
Edinburgh
,
Liverpool
and
Newcastle
.
A £160million new train station is
And here is another train station with its own pub.
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Davos to Geneva, Switzerland
"After a ski holiday in Davos, I took the scenic train back to Geneva Airport. The snow-covered mountains and tiny alpine villages that we passed were so beautiful that it felt like a moving picture was playing beyond the glass." - Caroline McGuire
Tokyo to Kyoto by Shinkansen
"Nothing quite beats the Shinkansen bullet train, one of the fastest in the world. It hardly feels like you're whizzing along at speed until you look outside and see the trees a green blur. Make sure to book seat D or E too - as you'll have the best view of Mount Fuji along the way." Kara Godfrey
London to Paris by Eurostar
"Those who have never travelled on the Eurostar may wonder what's so special about a seemingly ordinary train that takes you across the channel. You won't have to waste a moment and can tick off all the top attractions from the Louvre to the Champs-Élysées which are both less than five kilometres from the Gare du Nord." - Sophie Swietochowski
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