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London’s transport network is always in the process of getting more accessible, from the new walk-through Piccadilly line trains to the increasing number of stations with step-free access. Next up in Sadiq Khan’s quest to make half of the London Underground step-free by 2030 is a station in north London, which is one of 17 tube stops proposed to next get accessibility improvements.
Willesden Green on the Jubilee line is among those most highly prioritised to get step-free access. Prioritisation of stations happens for a number of reasons, including assessing the benefits to customers, feasibility, how many lifts are actually needed and the depth of each tube station.
So what exactly is step-free access? It’s not as literal as it sounds, and you may have heard the term already in faint mumblings through your headphones while riding the tube. It basically means that, using lifts, ramps and level surfaces, customers can get between the street and platform.
Following Willesden Green station’s shortlisting, Brent Council’s Cabinet Member for Public Realm and Enforcement, Krupa Sheth, said: ‘This is an important moment for older residents, disabled residents, wheelchair users and parents and carers with prams and buggies who will all benefit from a fully accessible station.’
The station’s accessibility changes won’t be funded through TfL cash alone, with third-party funding footing part of the bill. Here are all the tube stations that have been shortlisted to next get step-free access.
The 17 next London tube stations to get step-free access
- Becontree
- Blackhorse Road
- Canons Park
- Dagenham East
- East Putney
- Edgware Road (H&C)
- Hatton Cross
- Hornchurch
- Kentish Town
- Plaistow
- Putney Bridge
- Ruislip
- Snaresbrook
- South Harrow
- Upton Park
- Willesden Green
- Wood Green
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