Railways: Walkden
(asked on 7th January 2020) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase access to rail services in Walkden.
This question was answered on 13th January 2020
Northern is introducing refurbished trains that meet modern accessibility standards in the coming months, and these will serve Walkden. They will provide audio visual passenger information systems and wheelchair spaces among other accessibility features for disabled passengers.
In addition, Northern is required to spend at least £250,000 on station accessibility improvements in each year of its franchise and in addition deliver 10 accessible hub stations.