Transport for London (TfL) has began design work that would see three extra tube stations get step-free entry, however provided that funding for the development work could be discovered.
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Tfl says that work is beginning on the step-free designs for 3 Piccadilly line stations: Alperton, Arnos Grove, and Eastcote. This follows TfL confirming earlier this yr that work to make Northolt Tube station on the Central line step-free and design work will begin at North Acton (Central line) and West Hampstead (Jubilee line).
An additional seven Tube stations may also endure evaluation for step-free entry feasibility; they’re Croxley (Metropolitan line), East Finchley (Northern line), Neasden (Jubilee line), Northwood (Metropolitan line) and Turnham Inexperienced (District / Piccadilly traces), in addition to Colliers Wooden and Tooting Broadway on the Northern line.
The southern finish of the Northern line is the longest stretch of the Tube community with out step-free stations, with simply the terminus station of Morden being step-free from road to coach.
Rising the variety of Underground stations with step-free entry continues TfL’s work to make the capital’s transport community extra accessible, however progress will rely on deliverability and TfL’s future funding place, with schemes prioritised the place there may be third-party funding obtainable.
The Deputy Mayor for Transport, Seb Dance, mentioned: “London is for everybody, and the Mayor and I are dedicated to creating London’s transport community as accessible as doable, to allow everybody to take pleasure in all that London has to supply. I’m happy that work will start quickly to provide three extra stations step-free entry, and I’ll proceed to work with TfL to maintain growing this quantity, and construct a greater, fairer and extra accessible London for everybody.”
Step-free schemes at each Colindale and Leyton tube stations are in progress, with Colindale station now closed till December 2024 whereas main improve work to provide the station a bigger ticket corridor and make it step-free for the primary time continues. Detailed design work is happening at Leyton station, forward of the development contract being let later this yr.
Work continues with third events to ship step-free entry at Knightsbridge and Paddington (Bakerloo line entrance) Tube stations.
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