Network Rail has announced that passengers using Leeds railway station have saved 1000 plastic bottles thanks to the water refill point, which was installed last month.

The refill point, which can be found on the main footbridge near the escalators that lead to Platform 6, has been installed as part of the work taking place at the station.

Free water fountains can now be found at all 20 of Network Rail‘s managed stations, and Network Rail is working to install a second refill point at Leeds station.

Network Rail is currently working to install a Platform 0 at Leeds to help improve capacity at the station.

Have you taken advantage of the water fountain? Does your station have one? Let us know in the comments below.

What did the officials say?

Nick Cooper, Leeds Station Manager for Network Rail, said:

“Network Rail has a big role to play in tackling plastic pollution. We know that passengers share our passion for reducing single-use plastics, so it’s important that we make it as easy as possible for them to refill throughout their journey.

“The installation of this refill point helps them to do just that and we are absolutely delighted that it has been used by so many passengers in one month. We are working hard to install a second refill point at the station, which will help to prevent the use of even more single-use plastic bottles.”

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