West Byfleet and Brookwood stations have both been awarded Secure Station status and Humfrey Malins MP will be presenting the award to staff.
Worcester Park station has also been awarded Secure Station status and Paul Burstow MP will be presenting the award to staff.
Working in partnership with the British Transport Police, we had to ensure that the station passed rigorous analysis set down by the Department for Transport.
This brings the number of our stations that have been accredited under this scheme to a total of 65.
Humfrey Malins MP said:
"I would like to congratulate the stations in the Woking constituency which have achieved Secure Station status. This is a reflection of the hard work by staff at all stations. We all know how important it is to make people feel safe."
Paul Burstow MP said:
“Secure Stations is a good initiative. It is good that Worcester Park station has won accreditation”
Stuart Giddings, our Head of Security & Crime Prevention, said:
“We are delighted with this accreditation. It is fantastic recognition of the hard work that is going in to reducing crime and deterring vandalism. It will provide reassurance to passengers that pass through the station each day that we are continuing to work hard to meet and exceed national security standards.”
The Secure Station scheme was launched in 1998 to encourage stations to improve security for both passengers and staff. we recently invested £1.8million in a team of Rail Community Officers (RCOs) who will patrol stations and trains across the network – providing a safer railway.