Department for Transport written question – answered at on 16 June 2025.
Lee Anderson
Reform UK, Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will introduce step free access at Kirkby-in-Ashfield railway station.
Simon Lightwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This government is committed to improving the accessibility of the railway and recognises the social and economic benefits this brings to communities.
In May 2024, the previous government selected 50 stations for initial feasibility work for potential upgrades as part of our Access for All programme. This did not include Kirkby-in-Ashfield railway station.
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