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Is your local railway station fully accessible to those with reduced mobility? Have you or those you know struggled to use the railways due to accessibility issues? How should the process of making railway stations more accessible be managed and funded?
Next week in Westminster Hall, Dr Matthew Offord – MP for Hendon in north London – is leading a debate on railway station accessibility, with a focus on Mill Hill Broadway Station in his constituency.
He will also discuss Network Rail’s Access for All fund which was extended by the Government as part of its Inclusive Transport Strategy in 2018: £300 million is to be made available for rail accessibility improvements during the period 2019-2024.
The House of Commons Library have written a recent post on railway station accessibility and how it varies across the country in terms of provision of step-free access, train ramp access, accessible ticket machines and more:
The debate is scheduled for 11am on Wednesday 27 March. We’ll post a link to watch the debate and to read the transcript when they become available.
Next week in Westminster Hall, Dr Matthew Offord – MP for Hendon in north London – is leading a debate on railway station accessibility, with a focus on Mill Hill Broadway Station in his constituency.
He will also discuss Network Rail’s Access for All fund which was extended by the Government as part of its Inclusive Transport Strategy in 2018: £300 million is to be made available for rail accessibility improvements during the period 2019-2024.
The House of Commons Library have written a recent post on railway station accessibility and how it varies across the country in terms of provision of step-free access, train ramp access, accessible ticket machines and more:
The debate is scheduled for 11am on Wednesday 27 March. We’ll post a link to watch the debate and to read the transcript when they become available.
