Network Rail, take down the advertising screens

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Network Rail

200 foot digital advertising screen at London Euston train station

Eddie Mulholland

Network Rail have bowed to passenger pressure and returned departure display boards in place of massive digital billboards at Euston station.

This is a major win for passengers travelling through Euston... but we want to go further.

Fare-paying passengers deserve stations that put our safety, welfare and passenger experience first, not the endless demands of the advertising industry for our attention.

We're calling on Network Rail to conduct a review of the impacts of advertising screens at all its major stations. These screens are a needless distraction for passengers, increase light pollution, use huge amounts of power, and exist only to sell us things we probably don’t need.

Sign our petition to demand Network Rail conduct a review of the impacts of advertising screens at all its major stations.

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To: Network Rail
From: [Your Name]

In October 2024, Network Rail switched off a large digital billboard inside Euston station as part of a 5-point plan to improve the station as ordered by then Transport Secretary Louise Haigh.

We are pleased to learn that Network Rail have now turned the screen back on, only now with advertising content replaced by departure information.

The implication is clear: large digital advertising screens are detrimental to passenger experience and a potential risk factor on busy, fast-moving stations.

The billboards may have been lucrative for advertisers but they were bad for passengers, especially when there are delays and cancellations and people need to monitor the departure boards for train and platform updates.

However, such digital ad screens are an all too common sight across London's stations. If they are a problem at Euston, they are a problem everywhere.

We, the undersigned petition signatories, call on Network Rail to conduct an urgent review into the impacts of advertising screens at all its major stations. The review should take into account the screens' impacts on passenger safety, experience and whether they disproportionately effect neurodiverse people.