Some £1.7 million has been allocated to improve stations across the country's largest railway network – following a bumper year of projects at stations across London and the south east.

In a release Govia Thameslink Railway said that "passengers travelling across GTR's network of 236 stations will have noticed a raft of changes designed to make stations more accessible for passengers"

For some stations this means improvements to bike parking or new information screens.

Hitchin is slated to receive money to improve accessibility to the station's cafe.

Louis Rambaud, chief customer officer for Govia Thameslink Railway, said: "These funds help us to deliver our goal of creating great journeys every day.

"While we have major projects under way, including introducing digital signals and renovating our fleet of Electrostar trains, these smaller schemes also go a very long way for the passengers who use our stations every day.

"We take pride in the environments in and around our stations, and want them to be welcoming, safe and comfortable for all.

"I'd like to thank our passengers and station teams who tell us about the ways we can make each journey even just a little bit better than the last."