Terry Mckenna said: "Why not just do a bridge? Obviously less expensive"
Jose Fallows said: "Ulverston wants doing as well... Trying to get prams, wheelchairs and cases to platform three is horrendous."
Caroline Leonard said: "It definitely needs doing. I was only thinking something needs to be done there the other day when I used the train to get to Barrow... It is all rusted, water running down the walls, it looks a right mess."
Barbara Stewart said: "Why not get local artists to paint a mural about Cumbria - bring in some of the beautiful countryside we have instead of spending millions on it... Pay them a wage to do it."
Richard Wilson said: "I'd rather just be on time and walk for 10 seconds under there."
Jen Middleton said: "It’s not a waste of money, it’s leaking and needs doing like most things it needs to be kept maintained."
John Kendall said: "It will be the most expensive public toilet in the area."
Craig Scott said: "Wait for the moans about trains cancelled while it’s being done."
Paul Lowe said: "Why? For the time people are actually in it does it matter?"
Carole Burnett said: "It smells shocking."
said: "What a waste of money."
NoSenseNoNonsense said: "You can imagine a Northern Rail office, somewhere in North West England; 'People in South Lakes have been complaining about the train delays and cancellations and state of rolling stock, so let's tart up the pedestrian underpass at Barrow."
Ange O'Halloran said: "We took our twins to Ulverston once in their double buggy. It wasn't easy getting it up and down the subway steps I can tell you."
Susan Thompson Crawford said: "How much!"
Caroline Leonard said: "I think it needs a lot more doing to it than just a lick of paint... But once it has been sorted out then a mural sounds like a great idea."
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel