Stechford rail station step-free access revamp

ongoing

Work will start later this month to install new lifts, ramps, and a footbridge at Stechford station to ensure step-free access across all three platforms for the first time. The £3.9m upgrade to make the station accessible for everyone will be complete for West Midlands Railway passengers by the end of 2019. A temporary footbridge will soon be built on site to minimize disruption to passengers while the work continues. The station, located on the West Coast Mainline and on the line between Birmingham New Street and Birmingham International, has regular direct services to and from London every day. The investment has come directly from the Department for Transport’s ‘Access for All’ program, which was launched in 2006 to improve accessibility at railway stations nationwide. It forms part of Network Rail’s five-year, multi-billion-pound Railway Upgrade Plan, which is the biggest investment in the railway since Victorian times.