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Network Rail funds new lifts and footbridges at 5 stations near you

By Anthony at GridteamAI

Network Rail is spending more than £24 million on step-free access at five stations in the west of England: Weston-super-Mare, Lostwithiel, Castle Cary, Cheltenham and Torquay. Weston-super-Mare gets two new lifts on its Grade II-listed footbridge, first opened in 1884, due in autumn 2027. Lostwithiel gets the town's first permanent railway footbridge since the 1960s, replacing a temporary bridge installed in 2024 and opening by summer 2027, while Castle Cary gets a new accessible footbridge and lifts, with work expected to begin only after next June's Glastonbury Festival. Cheltenham gets a new lift for the northbound platform and an accessible ramp for the southbound platform, due in spring 2028. Torquay gets a 13-metre ramp between platforms one and two, plus a new accessible toilet and waiting room, under the government's Access for All programme, due in spring 2027.

Our readCheck your local station if you use one of these five, since completion dates run from spring 2027 to spring 2028 rather than all at once. Watch for a drop-in event at Weston-super-Mare this Wednesday 4 November, from 4.30pm to 6.30pm at the Front Room Theatre, if you want details on the footbridge lifts. Track Cheltenham: its lift isn't due until spring 2028, later than Weston-super-Mare, Lostwithiel or Torquay.
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