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Railway Stations: South East

Asked by Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 12 May 2025UIN 49776

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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to increase the number of train stations which have step free access in the South East.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

This Government is committed to improving the accessibility of the railway and we are continuing to deliver the Access for All (AfA) programme. Since 2019, 22 AfA projects have completed in Network Rail's Southern region with a further 7 in construction or design and a further 15 currently undergoing feasibility studies.

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