Designplan worked closely with Fourway on Brent Cross West Station, the first major new mainline station in London in over a decade. With Thameslink trains connecting central London to Brent Cross in as little as 12 minutes. Fourway were awarded the Design & Build and Lighting Installation by VolkerFitzpatrick for this project. Designplan were specified […]
As part of the Qatar 2022 World Cup developments, Designplan worked with Fagerhult Middle East to supply our Misssion S12 luminaires to Doha Metro Red Line South. The Red Line tunnels are 38 kilometers in length and are designed around the London Underground S1085 Fire Safety specifications utilising low smoke, zero halogen cables and control […]
In partnership with Q Sustain Ltd and Network Rail, Designplan Lighting upgraded the platform lighting at Birmingham New Street station to energy saving LED using our retrofit gear trays . Energy savings The new LED retrofit option has reduced power consumption to 30W, enabling a 40W/57% saving in energy per luminaire. As the luminaires are […]
Cityringen Metro is a 15.5km underground circle line which was developed as an extension to the Copenhagen Metro. Copenhagen Cityringen was the first phase of the new metro system in Copenhagen in Denmark. The initial order for Designplan was to supply over 20 types of bespoke luminaires to 19 stations. With the total number of […]
We’re proud to have our luminaires specified by Scotland’s third busiest railway station as part of a £120 million development programme. Our lighting helps create a contemporary feel internally and externally, providing high impact resistance and ingress protection where required. To ensure easy maintenance and technology upgrades our luminaires incorporate removeable LED gear trays ensuring […]
Whitechapel Elizabeth Line station has been designed to fit seamlessly into the surrounding urban environment. We are incredibly proud to have supplied a variety of specially designed rail luminaires to this important transport hub. Our light fittings were specified as they are robustly constructed, long lasting, energy efficient and designed in accordance with the fire […]
At 34m below ground at platform level, Liverpool Street Elizabeth line station is the deepest among all central London stations. We designed a 1.5 metre wide by 1 metre high platform edge lightbox specially for several Elizabeth Line stations, including Liverpool Street. As part of this process we had to develop a way of transporting […]
The Elizabeth Line Light box was created by Designplan for the Crossrail project, now known as the Elizabeth Line which is an accessible route of 40 stations from Reading and Heathrow in the west to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east. Designplan were asked to look at the platform lighting in 2013. “The architect […]
We’re proud to have our luminaires specified by Scotland’s third busiest railway station as part of a £120 million development programme. Our lighting helps create a contemporary feel internally and externally, providing high impact resistance and ingress protection where required. To ensure easy maintenance and technology upgrades our luminaires incorporate removeable LED gear trays ensuring […]
The new Elizabeth line station will help to transform Woolwich, supporting regeneration, reducing journey times and creating new transport links. Our light fittings were specified as they are robustly constructed, long lasting, energy efficient and designed in accordance with the fire precautions for subsurface rail stations (S1085). Specified Products Project Video Take a look inside […]
Meridian Water Station, opened in June 2019, is a vital new piece of infrastructure that is unlocking one of London’s largest brownfield regeneration sites. Our luminaires have been specified throughout the station including the platforms, concourse and stairwells. Specified Products You can also connect with Designplan on LinkedIn. Subscribe to our mailing list for ongoing updates.
Lighting for rail maintenance pits presents several unique challenges. Both in terms of application-specific lighting requirements and the environment in which the luminaires are installed. We have worked closely with industry stakeholders, including Network Rail, consultant engineers and contractors to develop the Redoubt pit light. The main lighting considerations we were asked to take in […]
