A total of 14 railway stations in the London area are to get step-free access, following a funding agreement from the government.
In total, across the UK, the latest batch of £300 million in funding will see 73 stations upgraded.
Following nominations from the rail industry, stations were selected based on a range of criteria including footfall weighted by disability in the area, value for money, and local factors such as proximity to a hospital.
However, a large percentage of the stations had already been announced as getting step-free access, and the upgrade was delayed. It will now go ahead.
All work at the stations is due to be completed by the end of March 2024.
A further 1,500 stations have received smaller scale improvements such as accessible toilets, platform humps to reduce stepping distances and improvements to help those with a visual or hearing impairment.
The list of new London stations is:
- Catford
- Cricklewood
- Hackney Downs
- Mill Hill Broadway
- Wandsworth Town
The stations that were delayed and will now go ahead are:
- Barnes
- Battersea Park
- Hither Green
- Peckham Rye
- Petts Wood
- Queen’s Park
- Seven Sisters
- St Mary Cray
- Streatham
Wandsworth Town can’t come soon enough although I suspect an entire revamp of the station will be required.
Good to see Queens Park back on the list as well, which is also a Bakerloo line station – so makes another Tube station step free as well!
Only two London Underground stations included. I suppose all their money is going on the extra billions of pounds for the Crossrail overspend.
Erm no. The clue is London Rail stations as opposed to London Underground. This will help you
https://www.london.gov.uk/press-releases/mayoral/further-13-stations-to-go-step-free
In this case, only one London Underground station will be benefitted. Queen’s Park has cross-platform interchange while Seven Sisters doesn’t. And the scope of National rail is to introduce step-free access to National Rail only