scope:

HUB Station focusses on the immediate station approach, entrance and core facilities.

Areas within the scope of this guidance include:

• Station entrance environment

• Core station facilities

Areas out of scope include:

• Platforms

• Footbridges 

• Platform-Train Interface

• Car parking

The HUB Station designs have been developed with consideration of key thresholds and relationships with adjoining areas and references to relevant guidance and standards for these surrounding areas are included throughout this document.

Purpose of this Document

This document outlines the HUB Station concept for small and medium stations - a design manual and kit of parts aimed at the Sponsors, designers and planners of new and upgraded railway stations across Britain. 

The document is intended to be read in conjunction with other Network Rail guidance and includes references where relevant.

The HUB Station concept is intended primarily for small to medium category D, E and F stations. This includes approximately 80% of British railway stations - over 2,000 stations.

• D - staffed medium-sized stations with 0.25-0.5 million passenger trips per year. There are approximately 300 across Britain.

• E - small staffed stations with under 0.25 million passenger trips per year. There are nearly 700 across Britain.

• F - small unstaffed stations with under 0.25 million trips per year. There are approximately 1,200 across Britain.