Rail Passengers using Manchester Victoria are to benefit from a new lift and facilities that will help increase access to the station.
Under the government’s Access for All scheme, £1 million will be used to provide a new lift to the footbridge, ensuring level access across the station. The money would also fund new handrails and landings on the existing footbridge.
The rail minister Norman Baker said: “We want everyone to be able to access public transport and that is why the government has provided £1 million to make these changes.
“We have identified a further £100 million for the Access for All programme as a whole, to enable important accessibility work to be carried out at railway stations across the country.”
Manchester Victoria is one of 154 stations in Britain to receive funding to provide better access to stations through the £370 million Access for All programme. Passengers will benefit through the provision of new lifts, ramps, raised “easier access humps” on platforms as well as new accessible toilets.
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