OsterleyUnderground station has become the 89th London Tube station to be step-free, Transport for London (TfL) announced on Friday, 9 October.

The station on the Piccadilly line now has improved access for people with accessibility needs to access the station and the wider transport network.

There are also two new lifts and improved signage, giving customers step-free access from the street to the station platforms.

Alongside these upgrades, boarding ramps will continue to be available to assist customers to board or alight the train, along with tactile paving along the full length of both platforms. 

The completion of work atOsterleybrings the total number of step-free stations on the Tube to 89 following the opening of two new step-free stations on the Northern Line Extension at Nine Elms and Battersea Power Station last month

Step-free access has also been introduced this year at Underground stations at Wimbledon Park (in August), Ickenham (in June), Debden (in April) and Amersham (in February).

Heidi Alexander, Deputy Mayor for Transport, said:"I'm delighted that step-free access is now available atOsterleyTube station.

"The two new lifts will make a big difference to passengers with mobility needs and the wider public, and I'm really pleased that we are on track for Harrow-on-the-Hill and Sudbury Hill to go step-free later this year."