12.1.3 DfT Access for All programme to 2015

The Access for All Programme is part of the Railways for All Strategy,
which launched in 2006 to address the issues faced by disabled
passengers using railway stations in Great Britain. Central to the strategy
is the ring-fencing of £35m funding a year, until 2015, for provision of an
obstacle-free, accessible route to and between platforms at priority
stations. This generally includes the provision of lifts or ramps, as well as
associated works and refurbishment along the defined route. In the last
year the programme has been seeking to prioritise Olympic critical
stations in London.

The DfT publishes tables listing the stations in England, Wales and
Scotland to which it has targeted Access for All funding. This is subject
to Network Rail carrying out a feasibility study to identify how access can
be improved. This process will include engagement with relevant
stakeholders to ensure that the most appropriate solution can be
achieved within the objectives of the Access for All Programme.
The programme has recently completed the following stations in London:
Balham, Clapham Junction, Forest Hill, Herne Hill, Highbury and
Islington, Kingston, Lewisham, London Euston, Orpington, Purley,
Streatham Common, Streatham Hill and West Hampstead Thameslink.
The stations included in the current funded programme to 2015 in
London are set out in Figure 10:

Figure 10: Near-term and future completion dates for the Access for All
programme

Station Estimated completion
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Brockley Early 2014
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Honor Oak Park Late 2013
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The Access for All Small Schemes Programme, worth around £6m a
year since 2006, has also delivered smaller scale access improvements
such as ramps, information screens, toilets and lighting to around 170
stations in London.

In addition, the DfT has this year launched a new Access for All Mid-Tier
Programme, worth around £17m, for projects requiring between £250k
and £1m of Government funding. The closing date for bids was 27 May
2011 and a number of projects at London stations have been proposed.
Bids are currently being assessed and the results will be announced in
the summer 2011.