Coventry Railway Station
The new railway station extension was opened to the public in March 2022, with entry points from Station Square and Warwick Road. It provides a high quality gateway to the city, with additional capacity and improved step-free access to all floors for passengers.
The extension complements the original Grade II-listed station building, where Vinyl artwork by Christopher Tipping was installed, as well as a new Welcome to Coventry sign created from submitted stitched designs.
There were a number of improvements made to the area surrounding the station, including:
- the addition of a 633 space multi-storey car park with lift access to the station concourse
- an extension of the pedestrian boulevard to create a high-quality traffic-free route from the station to Greyfriars Green
- the creation of a new taxi rank, vehicle drop-off loop and transport interchange
- highway improvements to Warwick Road, which included upgrading the roundabout at the Central 6 junction, creating a new access road from the multi-storey car park onto Warwick Road and a new two-way link road from Westminster Road to the Ring Road
- new access tunnel under Warwick Road from the transport interchange
The £82m programme was led by Coventry City Council, funded by West Midlands Combined Authority Devolution Deal, Coventry and Warwickshire Local Growth Fund and Council funds.
Works continue to improve the railway station for passengers, including recent installation of a new sculptural parklet at the transport interchange by Creative Giants, and the unveiling of two 2-Tone plaques to celebrate the origin of 2-Tone music in Coventry as part of the 2-Tone trail.