Network Rail are going to convert Isleworth Station to have step-free access by the end of 2023 to make it more accessible. 

The work will begin on 6th April and will be completed by the 13th November with work happening across those seven months to make it more accessible for disabled people. 

As part of this work, Network Rail are hosting a community drop-in session on Thursday 23rd March between 3.15pm and 6.15pm to explain the work that will be going on. 

Funding was initially announced in 2019 that 73 stations would be converted to have step-free access, along with other South West London stations at Barnes and Wandsworth Town as part of a £300 million investment to make the railway network more useful for disabled people. 

This investment was designated to take place between 2019 and 2024 and Isleworth is now set to be step free by the end of the year. 

The programme will fund large scale upgrades to stations, including footbridges and lifts, as well as smaller scale improvements such as tactile paving on platform edges or adjustable ticket counters. 

Phil Dominey, Senior Regional Development Manager at South Western Railway, said: "Train travel should be open to everyone, so we are delighted that Barnes, Isleworth, Stoneleigh, Walton-on-Thames and Wandsworth Town railway stations will receive a share of Access for All programme funding to improve accessibly for disabled people. 

"This investment will build footbridges and lifts at each station and help disabled passengers travel with confidence and connect people with their work, friends and family." 

The Access for All programme has already delivered an accessible, step-free route at more than 200 stations, as well as smaller scale accessibility improvements at more than 1,500 others.  

Transport Accessibility Minister, Nusrat Ghani MP, said: "Transport is vital for connecting people with work, friends and family, but also to enable them to enjoy visiting some of the wonderful cultural, historical and natural sites across the UK.  

"We want the 13.9 million disabled people in Britain to be empowered to travel independently, which is why I am delighted to announce this roll out of upgrades across the rail network.  

"Over the next 5 years these newly accessible stations will open up routes across the country, helping us move closer to a transport sector that is truly accessible."