Polysolar delivers solar canopy at new Wickford station
Wickford station in Essex opened its new ticket office on Monday 9 November 2026. Above the platform sits a new solar glass canopy designed, supplied and installed by Polysolar.
We delivered the semi-transparent solar platform canopy for Greater Anglia, working with principal contractor Walker Construction. The canopy follows Network Rail's HUB Station standard design. Its roof is made from 148 bespoke panels of our PS-CT-64 solar glass, which lets 20% of daylight through to the platform below.
The 44 kWp system will generate an estimated 37 to 38 MWh of clean electricity a year. The station will use this power on site and export any surplus to the grid. We built the canopy in prefabricated sections, with the glass sealed in off site, and craned them into place. This kept disruption to a working railway to a minimum.
Wickford follows our solar canopy at Cambridge South station, which opened in June 2026, and continues our work on the East Anglian rail network. The full Wickford station upgrade is due to finish before Christmas.