Equality of Opportunity Committee

Committee Inquiry into Accessibility of Railway Stations

The Committee is undertaking an inquiry to explore actions the Welsh Government and other key organisations could take to improve the accessibility of railway stations in Wales.  This inquiry will consider the following:

a)  The range of difficulties experienced by both disabled and non-disabled people as a result of:

• Inaccessible platforms and other station areas

• Inaccessible facilities, such as toilets or information services

• Problems in getting from the platform onto the train and vice versa

• Stations that are unstaffed or have a limited staffing;

b)  The arrangements put in place by Arriva Trains Wales (ATW) to help people overcome these difficulties;
c)  The pace at which improvements to the accessibility of stations is taking place;
d)  Actions taken by the Welsh and UK Government in order to improve station accessibility in Wales;
e)  Suggested areas of intervention for the Welsh Government and others.

Status: Report published on 27 October 2010