Railway stations awarded Access for All accessibility funding
Published 24 May 2024
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
© Crown copyright 2024
This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3 or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gov.uk.
Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned.
This publication is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/railway-stations-awarded-access-for-all-accessibility-funding/railway-stations-awarded-access-for-all-accessibility-funding
The Access for All (AfA) programme was launched in 2006 to address the issues faced by disabled passengers and passengers facing mobility restraints when using railway stations in England, Scotland or Wales.
As part of our latest round of nominations for the AfA programme, a total of 310 nominations were received from Network Rail, train operating companies (TOCs) and other strategic transport organisations such as combined authorities.
The nominations were assessed against the following criteria:
- annual footfall – targeting busier stations gives better value for money and benefits the most disabled passengers, ORR footfall figures were weighted by the incidence of disability in the area using 2011 Census data
- rail industry priorities – TOCs were asked to consult with MPs, disability groups and local authorities, to ensure stakeholders’ support, before ranking their nominations
- availability of third-party funding – this helps to weight business cases but also demonstrates a commitment to the project by third parties
- local factors – this could include proximity to a hospital or a station with a high proportion of interchange passengers
- geographical location – the weighted footfall was compared against others nominated by the same TOC and against those within the same region rather than nationally to ensure a fair geographical spread across the country and to create more accessible entry points onto the network
- confirmed support of the local MP
We are pleased to announce that ministers have agreed the list of 50 additional stations selected for initial feasibility work and if that is successful, will be taken forward as part of the AfA programme. This is in addition to stations already in the AfA programme or having accessibility improvements funded by other means.
The £350 million to fund even more station projects was confirmed when HS2 funding was reallocated.
The first stations to benefit from the additional funding are listed below.
| Station | Region or country | Nominator | TOC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aigburth | North West | Merseytravel LCRCA | Merseyrail |
| Ash Vale | South East | SWR - Wessex | SWR |
| Battle | South East | Southeastern | Southeastern |
| Bellgrove | Scotland | Transport Scotland | ScotRail |
| Bodmin Parkway | South West | GWR | Great Western Railway |
| Bredbury | North West | TfGM | Northern |
| Bushey | London | NR West Coast South | London Overground |
| Castle Cary | South West | GWR | Great Western Railway |
| Chinley | East Midlands | Northern Derbyshire | Northern |
| Church and Oswaldtwistle | North West | Northern | Northern |
| Colchester | East | Greater Anglia | Greater Anglia |
| Dalston Kingsland | London | TfL | London Overground |
| Dorchester South | South West | SWR - Wessex | SWR |
| Dudley Port | West Midlands | West Midlands Trains | West Midlands Railway |
| Dumbarton Central | Scotland | Transport Scotland | ScotRail |
| Esher | South East | SWR - Wessex | SWR |
| Falkirk Grahamston | Scotland | Transport Scotland | ScotRail |
| Flowery Field | North West | TfGM | Northern |
| Gunnersbury | London | TfL | TfL |
| Hedge End | South East | SWR - Wessex | SWR |
| High Brooms | South East | Southeastern | Southeastern |
| Inverurie | Scotland | Transport Scotland | ScotRail |
| Kew Bridge | London | SWR - Wessex | SWR |
| Kidbrooke | London | Southeastern | Southeastern |
| Leagrave | East | Thameslink | Thameslink |
| Ledbury | West Midlands | West Midlands Trains | West Midlands Railway |
| Marden | South East | Southeastern | Southeastern |
| Maidstone West | South East | Southeastern | Southeastern |
| Neath | Wales | Transport for Wales | Transport for Wales |
| Newton for Hyde | North West | TfGM | Northern |
| Port Sunlight | North West | Merseytravel LCRCA | Merseyrail |
| Raynes Park | London | SWR - Wessex | SWR |
| Rock Ferry | North West | Merseytravel LCRCA | Merseyrail |
| Ruabon | Wales | Transport for Wales | Transport for Wales |
| Sileby | East Midlands | EMR | East Midlands Railway |
| Shotton | Wales | Transport for Wales | Transport for Wales |
| Sleaford | East Midlands | EMR | East Midlands Railway |
| Small Heath | West Midlands | West Midlands Trains | West Midlands Railway |
| South Croydon | London | Southern | Southern |
| Stamford | East Midlands | EMR | East Midlands Railway |
| Stroud | South West | GWR | Great Western Railway |
| Swanwick | South East | SWR - Wessex | SWR |
| Thirsk | Yorkshire & Humber | TPE | TPE |
| Ulverston | North West | Northern Cumbria | Northern |
| Upminster | London | c2c | c2c |
| Walton | North West | Merseytravel LCRCA | Merseyrail |
| Whitchurch (Shropshire) | West Midlands | Transport for Wales | Transport for Wales |
| Wivelsfield | South East | Southern | Southern |
| Wymondham | East | Greater Anglia | Greater Anglia |
| Yeovil Junction | South West | SWR - Wessex | SWR |