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Railway Stations: Access

Asked by Laurence TurnerLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 24 October 2024UIN 10227

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many planned station upgrades under Network Rail's Access for All scheme were (a) cancelled and (b) deferred during Control Period 6 in each region.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

Under the previous government, changes were made to the Control Period 6 Access for All (AfA) programme at the following stations:

  • Queens Park (London) and Battersea Park (London) - AfA funding was withdrawn
  • Peckham Rye (London) - scope was incorporated into a wider station enhancement project
  • Shotton (Wales) – project deferred to Control Period 7 with the agreement of Transport for Wales

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