REMINDER: Sutton station lift work starts on Monday
Passengers in south London are being reminded that the lifts at Sutton station will be taken out of use for renewal, from this Monday, 16 June, until the end of September
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Sutton station set for new lifts this summer
Network Rail is replacing the unreliable lifts at Sutton station which means there will be no step-free access at the station until the end of September 2025
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£1.7 million invested into station improvements across UK’s largest railway network
Some £1.7 million has been allocated to improve stations across the country’s largest railway network – following a bumper year of projects at stations across London and the south east.
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Lifts for Leatherhead!
It's now far easier to switch between platforms at Leatherhead thanks to a new footbridge with lifts
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£5.4m Tooting station accessibility scheme completed
Platform lifts are now open at Tooting station giving wheelchair users and other passengers of restricted mobility access for the first time
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Accessibility upgrades to restart at Biggleswade station this January
Work is set to restart at Biggleswade station this month to make it more accessible, with the construction of a new footbridge and lifts
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GTR offers free use of innovative sign language app to assist deaf rail passengers
The UK’s largest train operator is offering free use of an innovative sign language app to remove barriers for passengers who are deaf or have hearing loss – and help them travel with confidence across its 11 county network
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New 3D maps give disabled Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express passengers more independence at stations
Three-dimensional maps of key stations in London, Sussex and Bedfordshire have been created by the country’s largest train operator to help passengers, and particularly those who are disabled, gain more confidence in navigating its stations with ease.
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New app revolutionises accessibility for blind and partially sighted rail passengers on Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is extending the free use of a groundbreaking smartphone app, designed to enhance accessibility for blind and partially sighted passengers, to all 236 of its Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink-managed stations
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Blind passenger helps Thameslink write audio guide to its trains
Thameslink has released an audio guide that describes its vast fleet of 115 trains, written with the help of a blind passenger
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Community-owned solar scheme wins GTR and Energy Garden top award in railway ‘Oscars’
Govia Thameslink Railway and London-based Community Benefit Society Energy Garden have won this year’s Environmental Excellence Award at the National Rail Awards – the railway’s answer to the Oscars – for a pioneering community-owned solar scheme that is set to transform energy generation on the UK’s railways
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Finsbury Park facility for customer comfort
Rail passengers using Finsbury Park station who need an accessible toilet can now find relief. Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), who operate Great Northern and Thameslink trains, have installed the new facility on Platforms 7 and 8.
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