A new government fund, worth £20m, has been announced that will help disabled passengers across Britain to travel on trains more efficiently.
124 stations are expected to benefit from the fund, which Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, announced this week.
Disabled passengers across Great Britain are set to benefit from accessibility improvements at 124 stations thanks to a £20 million government fund.
The enhancements will include new lifts, accessible toilets and customer information screens.
The improvements are being made through the Access for All programme which has made 200 stations step-free since introduction in 2006.
Here is the full list of stations expected to be improved:
- Bury St Edmunds
- Colchester North
- Needham Market
- Narborough
- Barking
- Chessington South
- Ealing Broadway
- Hackney Downs
- Kew Bridge
- Surbiton
- West Croydon
- Billingham
- Accrington
- Ainsdale
- Aintree
- Altrincham Interchange
- Aughton Park
- Bache
- Bank Hall
- Bebington
- Belle Vue
- Bidston
- Birkdale
- Birkenhead Central
- Birkenhead North
- Birkenhead Park
- Blundellsands & Crosby
- Bolton
- Bootle New Strand
- Bramhall
- Bredbury
- Broad Green
- Bromborough Rake
- Bromley Cross
- Brunswick
- Chassen Road
- Davenport
- Ellesmere Port
- Fairfield
- Farnworth
- Fazakerley
- Formby
- Hall Road
- Hamilton Square
- Heald Green
- Heaton Chapel
- Hightown
- Hillside
- Hooton
- Hoylake
- Humphrey Park
- Hunts Cross
- James Street
- Kearsley
- Kirkby
- Kirkdale
- Leasowe
- Liverpool Central (Northern Line)
- Liverpool South Parkway
- Lostock
- Maghull
- Middlewood
- Moorfields
- Moorside
- Moses Gate
- New Brighton
- Old Roan
- Ormskirk
- Orrell Park
- Overpool
- Prescot
- Rice Lane
- Rock Ferry
- Romiley
- Rose Hill
- Ryder Brow
- Sandhills
- Seaforth and Litherland
- Southport
- Town Green
- Trafford Park
- Wallasey Grove Road
- Wallasey Village
- Walton
- Waterloo
- West Kirby
- Westhoughton
- Anderston
- Deal
- High Brooms
- Totton
- Wivelsfield
- Dorchester
- Freshford
- Lawrence Hill
- Lostwithiel
- Nailsea & Backwell
- Parson Street
- Patchway
- Severn Beach
- Stapleton Road
- Yate
- Grangetown
- Llantwit Major
- Neath
- Pontypool & New Inn
- Lichfield Trent Valley
- Wolverhampton
- Barnetby
- Darnall
- Darton
- Dodworth
- Elsecar
- Horton in Ribblesdale
- Hull Paragon
- Kiveton Bridge
- Kiveton Park
- Malton
- Penistone
- Pontefract Monkhill
- Silkstone Common
- Thirsk
- Thorne South
- Woodhouse
What did the officials say?
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said:
The ability to travel easily from A to B is an essential factor for our day to day lives – but is not the reality for everyone.
I recognise that we have much more to do, which is why we're making 124 train stations across the country more accessible – a key part of levelling-up access for disabled people to transport and opening up opportunities for all.
This is just the start of a much more ambitious agenda. My goal is to go much further in the years ahead to help ensure that our country's transport system becomes one of the most accessible in the world.
Minister for Disabled People Justin Tomlinson said:
Everyone using our rail network deserves platforms and toilets they can use and this £20 million investment to improve 124 railway stations across the country will make a huge difference to disabled people.
This government is committed to levelling up the playing field and later this year we'll launch a national strategy which will ensure disabled people have equal access to all spheres of life.
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