Willmott Dixon has confirmed sign-off of a £30m deal to transform the entrance to Darlington Station as part of Network Rail’s £140m masterplan to deliver extra train capacity and better passenger facilities at the station.

Work on the huge overhaul of Darlington Station also includes a new multi-storey car park integrated within the bigger entrance area that is the station’s gateway to the town.

Network Rail will start work later this summer on creating two new platforms to improve rail connections both within the Tees Valley and beyond via the East Coast Main Line.

The station overhaul will be completed in 2025 in time for the Stockton and Darlington Railway bicentennial celebrations.

Willmott Dixon is behind several major infrastructure developments, including the Stockport Interchange, Halifax bus station and North Tyneside Transport Interchange.

In Darlington, the company is working with Napper Architects and F&G as QS.