MORE than �2million worth of improvement works have been completed at a Colchester station.

The upgraded facilities at Colchester North were officially opened yesterday by Councillor Helen Chuah, Colchester’s mayor.

The work is part of a �2.2m investment from National Express East Anglia (NXEA), Essex County Council and Colchester Borough Council (CBC). It includes a new ticket office, a relocated customer service office, a new WH Smith shop, improved cycle parking, extra CCTV cameras and better pedestrian access.

Andrew Chivers, managing director of NXEA, said: “The completion of this significant and welcome investment in improving customer facilities at Colchester station is the second improvement scheme we have delivered in Essex as part of the National Stations Improvement Programme.

“At Colchester we have worked to meet our customers’ aspirations for better ticketing facilities, improved access and more cycle parking.”

Councillor Lyn Barton, who is responsible for renaissance at CBC, said: “We are pleased to have worked with our partners to help deliver the fantastic improvements at Colchester station

“We hope the improvements will encourage station users to consider how they travel to and from the station to help reduce congestion and pollution in Colchester.”

The contractor was Spencer.