TO make travelling with dogs easier, Northern Rail is rolling out pup-friendly provisions for its customers across Lancashire and the wider North West.  

With warmer weather hopefully just around the corner, the train operator’s new dog watering stations are available across 138 staffed stations to keep furry friends hydrated when they are on the go. 

Mark Powles, customer and commercial director at Northern, said: "Our customers are at the heart of everything we do – whether they are human or canine.  

"Dogs are welcome on our services are we want to provide the best journey possible for everyone."

The improvements come as part of Northern’s wider programme of transformation across the rail network.  

Northern’s campaign – A Better Way to Go - highlights the work being done by the train operator to improve every step of the customer journey. 

Mr Powles added: "Our A Better Way to Go campaign demonstrates the hard work that has taken place as we continue to transform rail travel in the north, and I’d like to thank everyone who has been involved."

The campaign, which will be seen in stations, on-trains and online, will also cover improvements such as:    

  • New fleet made up of 100 state-of-the-art trains    
  • Another 240 trains have been fully refurbished   
  • Industry leading mobility scooter policy    
  • Roll-out of bodycam units   
  • Improved CCTV onboard and in stations    
  • Car park refurbishments    

List of Lancashire train stations with new dog watering stations:

 

  • Accrington
  • Alderley Edge
  • Alnmouth for Alnwick
  • Altrincham 
  • Ashton-under-Lyne 
  • Atherton
  • Barnsley
  • Barrow-In-Furness 
  • Beverley
  • Bingley
  • Birchwood
  • Bishop Auckland
  • Blackburn 
  • Blackpool North
  • Bolton 
  • Bradford Forster Square
  • Bradford Interchange
  • Bramhall
  • Bredbury
  • Bridlington
  • Brinnington
  • Broad Green
  • Broadbottom 
  • Bromley Cross
  • Buckshaw Parkway
  • Burnage
  • Burnley Central
  • Burnley Manchester Road
  • Burscough Bridge
  • Buxton
  • Chassen Road
  • Cheadle Hulme
  • Chorley
  • Clitheroe
  • Congleton
  • Crossgates
  • Davenport
  • Deansgate 
  • Dinting
  • Disley
  • Driffield
  • Earlestown
  • East Didsbury 
  • Eccles 
  • Eccleston Park
  • Edge Hill
  • Farnworth
  • Flixton
  • Garforth
  • Garswood
  • Gatley
  • Glazebrook
  • Glossop
  • Goole
  • Gorton 
  • Greenfield
  • Guide Bridge 
  • Guiseley
  • Hadfield
  • Hale
  • Halifax
  • Handforth
  • Harrogate
  • Hartlepool
  • Hattersley
  • Hazel Grove
  • Heald Green
  • Heaton Chapel 
  • Hebden Bridge
  • Hexham
  • Holmes Chapel
  • Horsforth
  • Horwich Parkway 
  • Hough Green
  • Huyton
  • Ilkley
  • Keighley
  • Knutsford
  • Lea Green
  • Levenshulme 
  • Littleborough
  • Lostock 
  • Manchester Oxford Rd. 
  • Manchester Victoria 
  • Marple
  • Mauldeth Road
  • Meadowhall
  • Menston
  • Mexborough
  • Millom
  • Moorside
  • Morecambe 
  • Morpeth
  • Mossley 
  • Mossley Hill
  • Nelson
  • New Mills Central
  • New Mills Newtown
  • New Pudsey
  • Newton Le Willows
  • Northwich
  • Poynton
  • Prescot 
  • Rainhill
  • Redcar Central
  • Reddish North
  • Roby
  • Rochdale 
  • Romiley
  • Rose Hill 
  • Rotherham Central
  • Salford Central 
  • Salford Crescent 
  • Sandbach 
  • Settle
  • Shipley
  • Skipton
  • St Helens Central 
  • St Helens Junction 
  • Sunderland
  • Swinton Interchange (Yorkshire)
  • Thatto Heath
  • Thorne North
  • Todmorden
  • Ulverston 
  • Urmston
  • Warrington Central
  • Wavertree Technology Park
  • Whaley Bridge
  • Whitby
  • Whitehaven
  • Widnes 
  • Wigan Wallgate 
  • Wilmslow 
  • Windermere
  • Woodsmoor
  • Workington
  • Worksop