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Railways: Hertsmere

Asked by Sir Oliver DowdenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 126632

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress she has made on improving rail accessibility in Hertsmere constituency.

Answered by Keir Mather

This government is committed to improving the accessibility of the railway and recognises the social and economic benefits this brings to communities.

At Elstree & Borehamwood station, full step-free access was delivered under the Access for All programme in 2014. Platform edge tactile paving is already in place at Elstree & Borehamwood station. More recently, platform edge tactile paving has been installed at Radlett (January 2022), Potters Bar (May 2022) and Cuffley (August 2022) stations.

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