Accessibility

Network Rail will shortly begin construction of the new East Kilbride station building. The 16-month programme will take place from 5 February 2024 until June 2025 and is a key milestone in the East Kilbride Enhancement project. It’s all part of...

Industry figures show the railway has increased the assistance provided to customers that request additional support while travelling by rail in the year to March 2023. Data from the Office for Rail and Road (ORR) on passenger assists requested during...

Northern has helped hundreds of people with autism to access the railway in the last year as part of a scheme with a West Yorkshire charity. The train operator offers free travel on its network to users of the Leeds-based...

Work to improve accessibility at two Greater Manchester rail stations – Irlam and Daisy Hill – is due to get under way this spring. The £10 million upgrade plans, being delivered by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), Northern Trains and...

A multi-million-pound programme of upgrades to Billingham station has been completed delivering improvements to passengers’ journeys. A new and improved bridge has been installed, connecting the station’s two platforms, and two state-of-the-art lifts have provided step-free access, improving the passenger...

Nexus has held a series of visits for special interest groups to experience the new Metro trains - and see how their feedback has shaped the final design. The groups, including people with visual and hearing impairments, physical and learning...

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has authorised into service the newly upgraded Castleford railway station, ahead of its expected opening later this year. ORR has worked alongside Network Rail throughout the project to ensure that the station meets...

Glasgow Central station will benefit from a year-long property project which will see more than £5 million spent to enhance the passenger experience at the station. Scotland’s busiest station will see work begin on 15 November, carried out in three...

HS2 Ltd has become the first infrastructure company to be awarded the ‘Inclusive Environments Recognition’ certification at organisational level by the Construction Industry Council (CIC). The award acknowledges five years of work, led by HS2 Ltd and companies within its...

Following consultations with passenger bodies, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has this morning rejected plans to close hundreds of ticket stations across the country within the next three years. He said: “The consultation on ticket offices has now ended, with the...