(DFT) Champions to oversee station improvements

Department: Department for Transport

Published: 2009-05-05 12:53:05

Passengers´ requirements at stations across England and Wales are to be reviewed by two ´Stations´ Champions´ who have been asked by the Government to suggest ways to improve facilities.

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