Network Rail electrifies station car parks

ChargePoint Services is to install an eight vehicle electric charging facility at Network Rail’s public car parks at Euston and Victoria railway stations in central London. The installation is part of Network Rail’s on-going sustainability strategy, which aims to make commuting via the rail network the greenest way to travel. ChargePoint Services worked alongside Network Rail to help develop this initiative and install a solution to meet Network Rail’s specific EV charging requirements. The solution inst
July 8, 2013 Read time: 1 min
4825 ChargePoint Services is to install an eight vehicle electric charging facility at 5021 Network Rail’s public car parks at Euston and Victoria railway stations in central London.  The installation is part of Network Rail’s on-going sustainability strategy, which aims to make commuting via the rail network the greenest way to travel.  

ChargePoint Services worked alongside Network Rail to help develop this initiative and install a solution to meet Network Rail’s specific EV charging requirements.  The solution installed includes five dual socket GE DuraStation pedestal AC units at Euston and three at Victoria station car parks, providing 32amp type 2, mode 3, fast charging for electric vehicles.  All units are GPRS networked, and RFID compliant with the Source London and PiP schemes and are monitored and managed via ChargePoint’s back office system, CPMS.

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