Efforts to make London rail stations more accessible to disabled passengers are behind schedule, with only five stations currently wheelchair-friendly. Targets set by the Department for Transport (DfT) include making 13 stations wheelchair-accessible by the end of 2009 and improving accessibility in 40 stations by 2015. Network Rail, who are implementing the improvements, have received £370m from DfT since 2006 but Conservative MP for Putney, Miss Greening, says the strategy is a “shambles”. Disability campaigners have express concern over the upcoming Olympics—to be held in London in 2012, including the Paralympics—yet DfT has expressed its commitment to delivering improved services.
London rail access improvements for disabled behind schedule
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