A RAILWAY station taxi rank will be moved in a bid to improve traffic flow.

The rank outside Brighton Station will be relocated to the back of it, in Stroudley Road, on November 11.

Stroudley Road is the northern entrance to the station.

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The forecourt will be turned into a “welcoming covered pedestrian plaza”, said Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR).

GTR’s lead facilities manager Karl McCormack said: “The current taxi rank has outgrown the southern entrance – with queueing along Junction Road and Surrey Street now a regular occurrence.

“We have received many representations over a number of years about this issue.

“In response to comments from residents, the local authority and local MPs, we have listened and devised this plan to meet these concerns.”

Currently, travellers from Brighton Station can catch a taxi from the station’s forecourt.

But from next month they will access the rank though a “new-look” northern entrance off Stroudley Road.

GTR said this rank will be 50 per cent bigger and will have space for 29 vehicles.

To ensure travellers are aware of the rank, new banners will be put in the station.

Vinyl floor arrows and announcements on trains will also direct people.

Mr McCormack said: “The relocation of the rank and the ongoing redevelopment of the northern entrance is a partnership initiative between GTR and Brighton and Hove City Council.

“It will deliver a new look to both entrances, a new, larger taxi rank and an improved transport interchange for our passengers, which in turn will reduce congestion.

“We also recognise the potential concern from the taxi trade over the impact of the relocation and we will have a new way-finding campaign within the station to help passengers find their way to the new rank.”

GTR said the move will enable quicker access to the A270 and A23 for journeys out of the city.

The new taxi rank will continue to operate during major events. The current system is for temporary closures of the rank on these occasions.

Brighton and Hove Council was contacted for comment but had not responded by the time The Argus went to print.