19th January 2012
All 30 Transpennine Express Managed Stations Are Safe & Secure

First Transpennine Express are celebrating after all 30 of the stations they manage have been recognised as safe & secure.

Nearly 20million passengers use FTPE stations every year, and the Department for Transport (DfT) have measured and assessed them against a demanding set of criteria. This includes the number of reported crimes compared to the number of customers using the station.

The British Transport Police (BTP) have confirmed that all 30 stations have achieved a crime to customer ratio of better than 1/20,000, the requirement for successful accreditation to the Secure Station Scheme.

Overall FTPE has seen a 25% reduction in the level of crime at its stations since 2007/08.

Stations Managed by First TransPennine Express are Windermere, Staveley, Burneside, Kendal, Carnforth, Grange-over-Sands, Arnside, Ulverston, Barrow-in-Furness, Manchester Airport, Warrington Central, Birchwood, Stalybridge, Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Selby, Brough, Hull, Cleethorpes, Grimsby Town, Barnetby, Scunthorpe, Seamer, Scarborough, Malton, Thirsk, Northallerton, Yarm, Thornaby and Middlesbrough

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