page_title: Newport railway station
section_title: 2009 development
hierarchical_section_title: Newport railway station / Facilities / 2009 development
caption_attribution_description: English: Exterior view of the new concourse at Newport Railway Station
context_page_description: Newport railway station is the third-busiest railway station in Wales, situated in Newport city centre. It is 133.5 miles from London Paddington on the British railway network.
  The station was originally opened in 1850 by the South Wales Railway Company and was greatly expanded in 1928. A new station building was built in 2010 with four full size platforms, to facilitate new Great Western Railway 10-car Intercity Express Programme trains.
  The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by Transport for Wales. The main station entrance is located on Queensway, connected by Station Approach to the High Street, with a further entrance adjoined to the National Car Parks site at its rear, reached from Devon Place.
context_section_description: Planned to enable the station to cope with passenger traffic associated with the 2010 Ryder Cup, a second passenger bridge was built linking the whole station with a lift for all platforms. Network Rail claimed accessibility and safety are at the heart of the new design.
  The new bridge is clad in ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), the material which protects the Eden Project in Cornwall. The station enhancements were engineered by Atkins Engineers, based in Exeter and Swindon, with design support from Grimshaw Architects and Vector Foiltec working as sub-consultants. The new north and south concourses opened on 13 September 2010.
  The development was criticised by RAIL magazine columnist Barry Doe for being at the wrong end of the station, a lack of seating and generally poor design. The station was nominated in 2011 for the Carbuncle Cup, awarded for the ugliest building of the year.
  Arriva Trains Wales had expressed concern about a leaking roof, an inadequate customer service area and insufficient ticket gates.  Network Rail said the roof was fixed in mid-May 2011, but issues had resumed in 2013. Transport for Wales acquired the management of the station in 2018 and are replacing station infrastructure across the network.
caption: Exterior of the new concourse opened 2010
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