Stations with water refill points

[Adam Williams]

Marylebone's got one that costs 25p to use now, suffice to say that's created quite the grumpy discourse on Twitter.

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Chiltern suggest they keep 90% of the profits from supplying the water, and 10% goes to charity in some of the replies to the tweets.

So, is the 90% actually going to the DfT/HMT under the terms of their NRC?

 

[CyrusWuff]

Chiltern suggest they keep 90% of the profits from supplying the water, and 10% goes to charity in some of the replies to the tweets.

So, is the 90% actually going to the DfT/HMT under the terms of their NRC?

I suspect the bulk, if not all, of the remaining 90% is actually going to ape2o rather than Chiltern, but the Social Media team haven't been fully briefed.

 

[Adam Williams]

I suspect the bulk, if not all, of the remaining 90% is actually going to ape2o rather than Chiltern, but the Social Media team haven't been fully briefed.

Mmm, I'm not sure I'd refer to that as "profit" if it's part of the cost of the service under whatever contract was agreed with ape2o. Agree it's perhaps most likely the case that the social media people don't have a full understanding of how this works.

I assume whatever deal was negotiated involved Chiltern/DfT not needing to invest any money to actually get the kit installed.

 

[Willie Bee]

I found 2 at Newcastle Station

 

[bearhugger]

I've not read all the read so not sure if it's been mentioned, Darlington has.

 

[pokemonsuper9]

TLDR, here is the list:

Station	Location	Notes
Alnmouth
Ashton-under-Lyne
Basingstoke	In booking hall	Payment required
Billericay
Bingley
Birmingham International	Platforms 2/3
Birmingham New Street
Bishops Stortford	At the end of footbridge above platforms 3/4
Blackburn
Blackpool North
Bolton	Inside waiting room
Bournemouth	Outside platform 3 gateline	25p surcharge per refill
Bradford Forster Square
Bradford Interchange
Bristol Temple Meads
Broxbourne
Cambridge
Cambridge North
Cardiff Central	Near Penarth Road/Station Car Park exit
Carlisle
Castleford
Chatham	London-bound platform
Cheadle Hulme
Chelmsford
Cheshunt
Clapham Junction	Platform 9/10 waiting room
Colchester
Coventry	Platforms 2/3
Crewe
Darlington	Waiting room
Dumfries
Durham	Near platform 1 toilets
East Croydon	At the end of Caithness Walk, to the west of the station
Edinburgh Waverley
Ely
Glasgow Central
Glossop
Grantham	Platform 2/3/4
Great Yarmouth
Greenfield
Guildford	Platform 2
Guiseley
Halifax
Hampton Court		20p surcharge for pure water
Harlow Town
Harrogate
Hazel Grove
Hebden Bridge
Hertford East
Hexham
Horsforth
Ilkley
Kingston		25p surcharge
Keighley
Leeds	(1) Platform 8 (2) Footbridge
Leicester	Both waiting rooms
Levenshulme
Liverpool Central
Liverpool South Parkway
Llandudno	Ticket office/waiting room (limited hours)
London Charing Cross	Main concourse, next to platform 4
London Bridge
London Euston
London King's Cross
London Liverpool Street
London Marylebone	Next to Bicester Village stand at main concourse	Payment required
London Paddington	Platform 12
London Victoria	Main concourse (LBSCR side)
London Waterloo	Opposite platforms 1/2
Lowestoft
Machynlleth	Inside waiting room
Manchester Oxford Road
Manchester Piccadilly	(1) Main concourse, (2) satellite lounge
Marks Tey
Meadowhall
Mexborough
Moorfields
Mossley
Newcastle Central	Platform 4
Newton Le Willows
New Pudsey
Norwich
Norwood Junction	Outside station
Oxford		25p surcharge
Penrith
Peterborough
Putney		25p surcharge
Reading	(1) Platforms 1-3 waiting room, (2) plat 7 w/r
Richmond		25p surcharge
Rochford
Rochdale
Rugby	Top of platforms 2/4 ramp
Salford Central
Salford Crescent
Shenfield	Platform 3
Shipley
Skipton
Southampton Central	Inside platform 1 waiting room
South Woodham Ferrers
Stafford
Stockport	Platform 2 waiting room
Stoke-on-Trent	Platform 1 near coffee shops
Telford Central	Concourse
Thornton Heath	Outside station
Tottenham Hale
Twickenham		25p surcharge
Vauxhall	Beside platforms 3/4 stairs	Payment required
Waltham Cross
Warrington Central
Wickford
Wigan Wallgate
Wilmslow
Wimbledon		25p surcharge
Windermere
Witham
Wolverhampton	Platform 4
York	Platform 8 Costa

Just tried to find one at Moorfields, person in ticket office said there isn't one and has never been one.

 

[LUYMun]

Updated list to include Reading platform 8A/9A which now has free water refill

 

[BJames]

London Overground is starting to get some - specifically Seven Sisters has had a new water refill point installed on Platform 2 at the top of the escalator within the last week, and this is now functioning. Bush Hill Park has also got one on Platform 1 near the waiting area. Possibly more on the Weaver line also?

 

[43010]

London Overground is starting to get some - specifically Seven Sisters has had a new water refill point installed on Platform 2 at the top of the escalator within the last week, and this is now functioning. Bush Hill Park has also got one on Platform 1 near the waiting area. Possibly more on the Weaver line also?

West Hampstead (Mildmay Line) has one near the entrance.

 

[Russel]

Surprised to see a couple of Island Line stations have them!

 

[jackdoyle]

A water refill point has been installed this week at Bushey opposite the ticket office.

 

[DarloRich]

Worth noting that Avanti Pendolino have a free water refill point in the shop. I am sure they have been there for ages but i only found it the other day. nice chilled water. G

 

[Tester]

Worth noting that Avanti Pendolino have a free water refill point in the shop. I am sure they have been there for ages but i only found it the other day. nice chilled water. G

I had no idea about this, but heard it mentioned in an (otherwise tedious) catering announcement on Wednesday.

Very welcome, and hopefully may be extended to other services - GBR please take note!

I am not a big user of the shop, but am guessing that it may have been installed as part of the refurbishment.

 

[dk1]

I am not a big user of the shop, but am guessing that it may have been installed as part of the refurbishment.

Yes it was. it can be a bit hit/miss i find on whether on not they are working.

 

[Tester]

Yes it was. it can be a bit hit/miss i find on whether on not they are working.

Depending on tank size, it wouldn't be a surprise for it to run out.

 

[dk1]

Depending on tank size, it wouldn't be a surprise for it to run out.

Yes I would imagine so although I have no idea how or where it’s supplied from. I often find refill points at stations and even at my local leisure centre are out of use so it’s no big deal really.

 

[Russel]

Worth noting that Avanti Pendolino have a free water refill point in the shop. I am sure they have been there for ages but i only found it the other day. nice chilled water. G

They have been there since the refurb, but I think they've only been in use for a few months.

 

[jon0844]

They have been there since the refurb, but I think they've only been in use for a few moths.

Lucky moths.

I remember when they had the free bottles of water in first class, and - sadly - remember when people walked through from standard to take a load, as well as people in first also taking a few for their bags..

 

[Russel]

Lucky moths.

I remember when they had the free bottles of water in first class, and - sadly - remember when people walked through from standard to take a load, as well as people in first also taking a few for their bags..

Oops, corrected!

Do the fridges in 1st not contain the free bottles now then?

 

[dk1]

I remember when they had the free bottles of water in first class, and - sadly - remember when people walked through from standard to take a load, as well as people in first also taking a few for their bags..

That used to happen here on the GEML in the days of loco-hauled services. These days there is no need to carry additional bottles of water as air-con failures are practically unheard of and free water is only available to 1st class passengers if the cafe bar is open.

 

[Deepgreen]

The railway is one of the few public environments where the word 'potable' is still used, but I wonder how long it might be before some bored junior manager comes up with a long-winded way of describing it...'not human consumption-suitable water', perhaps?

 

[AndrewE]

The railway is one of the few public environments where the word 'potable' is still used, but I wonder how long it might be before some bored junior manager comes up with a long-winded way of describing it...'not human consumption-suitable water', perhaps?

except that potable is human-consumption-suitable!
The opposite nowadays is "not suitable for drinking" or just "NOT drinking water."

 

[Mag_seven]

Is there a list anywhere for stations with water bottle refill points?

I know most Network Rail operated stations have them, thought the one at Euston wasn't working on Saturday and going by the state of the out of order sign, hasn't worked for a while.

List of stations with water refill stations (Upto posst 21)

Birmingham International

Birmingham New Street

Bristol Temple Meeds

Carlisle

Colchester

Coventry

Crewe

Edinburgh Waverley

Ely

Glasgow Central

Grantham

Leicester

Liverpool Central

Liverpool South Parkway

London Euston

London Kings Cross

London Liverpool St

Manchester Picadilly

Moorfields

Newcastle Central

Norwich

Peterborough

Shenfield

South Ealing

Stoke on Trent

Wigan Wallgate

Windermere

Reopened for an update from @James H

 

[stra200]

Doesn't really count but the Spar just outside the station in Sheffield has a free water tap

 

[Russel]

The Sipple water refill point at Euston has been removed, not sure if it's permenant but it's been a couple of months now.

 

[Parallel]

I am pretty sure Clapham Junction also has one in the platform 13/14 waiting room, in addition to the 9/10 one.

 

[GRALISTAIR]

I used the water fountain/refill at Glasgow Central yesterday. Really nice convenience.

 

[TFN]

Gidea Park has had one installed recently.

 

[michael74]

I had multiple options on the machine I used in Reading, the tap water (free) option was not chilled and didn't taste amazing.

It's rank, warm and an odd taste....

 

[Rail101]

There is one on the northbound platform at Penge West which feels a bit random but I suppose it serves Crystal Palace Park which could be a reason why