Leatherhead Station benefits from £6.2m accessibility upgrades
A £6.2m accessibility scheme has been completed at a railway station in Surrey.Two new lifts and new footbridge have been installed at Leatherhead Station after work first started in January 2024 thanks to funding from the Department for Transport's Access for All scheme.Although it was previously considered step-free, passengers had a long, steep and difficult route out of the station and under a railway bridge to switch platforms while avoiding stairs, Network Rail said.Lucy McAuliffe, Network Rail's local route director, said: "We want our railway to be as inclusive as possible and Access for All is opening up travel by rail to more and more people."
The funding was also used to make minor modifications to existing ramps and to widen platform two.The station remained open throughout the work, which saw the existing subway with steps retained.Southern has also built a new 26-bike cycle hub on platform one - which has a pump and maintenance area and is protected by a key fob entry system.At the entrance to platform two, Southern has also installed a new double-decker bike rack for another 32 bikes and a parking area for six motorbikes.
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