FOI request detail

Step Free Access at Green Park station and further plans

Request ID: FOI-1893-2122
Date published: 10 December 2021

You asked
Are there any plans to work on the Green Park lifts in order to prevent further faults? Are there any plans for further development of step free access across the underground?

We answered

TfL Ref: FOI-1893-2122

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 19th November 2021 asking for information about step free access on the London Underground.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. 

Specifically you asked:

“Are there any plans to work on the Green Park lifts in order to prevent further faults?

Are there any plans for further development of step free access across the underground?”

I can confirm that we hold the information you require.

In answer to your first question, there are no particular plans for work on the lifts at Green Park station beyond ongoing regular maintenance.

In answer to your second question, the table below shows the current plans for the development of step free access on the Underground:
 
Step-free in 2021 Step-free in 2022 TfL is currently seeking funding to install full or partial step-free access at these stations from 2023 onwards Subject to discussions with TfL’s supply chain, work will restart for completion in the coming years
Sudbury Hill (in progress) Knightsbridge Colindale
 		 Burnt Oak
Harrow-on-the-Hill (in progress) Paddington (Bakerloo lines only) South Kensington (District & Circle line only) Hanger Lane
  Bank (Northern line & DLR Interchange only) Elephant & Castle (Northern line only) Northolt
  Moorgate Walthamstow Central
 		  
    Waterloo (Northern line only)  


We are also now consulting with customers on what types of stations we should make step-free next. Our Press Release of 2nd November 2021 provides more information, and can be found on our website here:

https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2021/november/tfl-asks-customers-to-help-shape-the-future-of-step-free-access

More general information on accessible travel on TfL services can be found on our website here:

https://tfl.gov.uk/transport-accessibility/

If this is not the information you are looking for please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely,

David Wells
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London
 

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