Thank you for your emails received by us on 8 and 23 March 2017 asking for information about London Underground station accessibility upgrades from 2012 to 2017 and how many more are planned over the next three years.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold the information you require.

The following London Underground stations that were made completely step free from 2012 are listed here:

2012 - Wembley Central*- this is a National Rail managed station, which is also served by the Bakerloo line

2015 - Greenford

2016 - Tower Hill and Vauxhall
2017 - Tottenham Court Road

London Underground stations that will be made step-free from 2017 onward are confirmed as follows:

2017 - Bromley by Bow

2018 – Victoria, Finsbury Park, Whitechapel, Bond Street

2019 - Ealing Broadway

In December 2016, we announced with City Hall the creation of a £200m programme to provide step-free access at around 30 stations over the next five years. The first stations to be completed under this programme are Newbury Park, which is likely to be 2018, Knightsbridge and Harrow on the Hill, both of which are expected to be by the end of 2020. Additional stations will be announced through our accessibility programme later in the year.

We also publish a variety of information about transport accessibility here on our website: https://tfl.gov.uk/transport-accessibility/

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, 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

Jasmine Howard
FOI Case Officer
Information Governance
Transport For London

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Dear FOI,

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

Unfortunately, from the description provided, we are unable to identify the information you require.

To enable us to assist with your request, please confirm which network you are referring to.

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Please note that the 20 working day deadline for responding to your request will depend on when we receive satisfactory additional information to help clarify your request.

If we hear nothing further from you by 13 April 2017 your response will be treated as a new request.

In the meantime, if you have any queries or would like to discuss your request, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely

Jasmine Howard
FOI Case Officer
Information Governance
Transport For London

Dear Transport for London,

How many upgrades were made to stations to improve accessibility in the periods between 2012 - 2017 and how many more upgrades are going to be made until 2020

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