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Northumberland Line: Access

Asked by Dame Chi OnwurahLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 30 October 2024UIN 10721

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of (a) stations and (b) rolling stock on the Northumberland Line.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The six new stations on the Northumberland Line are being constructed in accordance with the appropriate accessibility standards and will need to demonstrate compliance as part of their acceptance into service. The rolling stock will be in compliance with the appropriate accessibility standards.

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