Design and construction Corby railway station

site clearance works in march 2008. platform old station can seen @ right of picture, below british rail lights , period when station briefly open in 1980s.

the north northants development company , english partnerships submitted plans design of station in late july 2007 , detailed planning permission granted council in november. development company predicted new station unlock estimated £200-million of further commercial investment in corby, creating more 1,200 jobs. added station provide added impetus residential development , aid transformation of town centre shopping , civic facilities.

the project cost £8.3 million, , construction began in june 2008, following conclusion of agreement kettering construction firm mainline contractors. station built @ station road, adjacent site of old station, act transport interchange corby, bus , taxi facilities being relocated there. new road planned lead interchange, have 140-space car park, taxi rank, drop-off , pick-up areas , bus area. site clearance works began in march 2008 , completed in summer.

the station third built modular station design developed network rail, following mitcham eastfields , greenhithe. there has been criticism of design commission architecture , built environment that:

[t]here no evidence of strong design thinking , little indication suggest concept has been considered integrated whole. can read in awkward junction between station building , canopy , poor siting of railings , street furniture in relation station structure. there lack of finesse elevations, illustrated mismatch between doors , panels. taken together, these shortcomings lend station ungainly , impoverished form.

an artist s impression of station on website of local mp, phil hope. in june 2009, announced station had won chartered institution of highways , transportation s award effective partnerships , received praise having been built on time, within budget , high standard.