Using a 500-tonne crane, the lift-towers were positioned beside the East Coast Mainline across two nightshifts.

Trains have not stopped at East Linton for more then half a century but it is now getting a new service, with a two-platform station on the East Coast Mainline and 128 car parking spaces. The station will be fully accessible with the lifts and a new footbridge connecting both platforms with access for pedestrians and cyclists. The station footbridge will be installed in October.

Network Rail project manager Lisa McKenna said: “The team did a fantastic job installing the lift shafts.  Once complete, the new lifts and station footbridge will help deliver easy local access to East Coast Mainline services. Work will now continue on the wider station development, with the station footbridge due to be installed next month.”

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