Great Northern and Thameslink commuters who cycle to New Southgate station will find their bike-parking facilities transformed when they return to rail travel.
The train operators’ parent company, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), has installed a new shelter with two-tier racks for 18 bikes. For safety and security, the shelter has low-wattage LED light, powered by a 10-square-metre solar panel on the roof.
The new parking facility is on the west side of the station in an area that will also benefit from a landscaping and planting scheme this spring.
Both cycle shelter and landscaping are part of GTR’s network wide, multimillion-pound station improvement programme. The improvements, many suggested by passengers and local communities, include over 1,000 new cycle parking spaces.
Tom Moran, Managing Director for Great Northern and Thameslink, said: “We’re making our stations more sustainable and a better experience for our passengers. We’ve given cyclists using New Southgate’s new bike shelter the light they need in an environmentally friendly way that doesn’t increase the station’s electricity use.”
Photo credit: Govia Thameslink Railway
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