Isleworth station in southwest London is the newest to obtain step-free entry after two new lifts have been added.
The station now boasts two new lifts on both facet of the raised platforms, making use of the present subway, because of funding from the Division for Transport’s (DfT) ‘Entry for All’ scheme (through Community Rail) plus £1m from Hounslow Council.
The station, which opened in 1850, is elevated above the highway on a viaduct. It has a foremost entrance on the London-bound facet and a passageway beneath the tracks to the southbound platform.
Stairs take folks as much as the platforms.
What’s been put in is a raise subsequent to the passageway for outbound visitors and one other raise outdoors the station close to the primary entrance for London-bound visitors. Because the station doesn’t have ticket boundaries, having the raise outdoors the station isn’t a difficulty.
Each lifts are walk-through designs, so folks can stroll in a single facet and out the opposite—avoiding the necessity to reverse again out if in a wheelchair. The unique plans for one of many lifts wouldn’t have included that, however they have been capable of change the design later to accommodate it.
A notable function of those lifts although is the color — they’re very yellow. Shockingly so in reality.
The Council has additionally carried out works to enhance cycle entry to the station from St John’s Highway and is presently consulting with station-users a few vary of upgrades that may additional enhance accessibility and security following a feasibility research funded by the South Western Railway Buyer and Communities Enchancment Fund. The proposed new measures embrace new road furnishings, cycle parking, wayfinding and planting to enhance the encompassing public realm.
The newly upgraded station was formally opened final week by Mayor of Hounslow, Councillor Karen Smith, alongside MP for Brentford and Isleworth, Ruth Cadbury, representatives from Community Rail, South Western Railway (SWR) and London Borough of Hounslow Council.
The opening plaque says the lifts have been opened in July, not the precise date.
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