Rail accessibility and inclusion news
Latest news about rail and urban transport industry accessibility and inclusion technology, policies and initiatives.
Tactile paving now at all Tyne & Wear Metro stations
UK: Tyne & Wear Metro has installed tactile paving at a further 12 stations, meaning all 60 of its stations now have a visual and physical alert to the presence of the platform edges.
Wheelchair lift enhances ICE accessibility
GERMANY: Palfinger has developed a novel design of wheelchair lift for use on DB Fernverkehr’s next fleet of ICE high speed trainsets.
Personalised announcements support passengers with hearing loss
UK: Transport for Wales has tested Hearing Enhanced Audio Relay, which provides personalised announcements for passengers with hearing loss by using on-train wi-fi to send audible and readable journey announcements to smart devices.
Disability consultancy undertakes Lyon accessibility audit
FRANCE: Accessibility consultancy Direct Access has expanded its rail work into France through a pilot project with Keolis to audit rail, metro, tram and bus interchanges in Lyon.
Assisted travel booking time shortened but accessibility works have some way to go
UK: The time to required to book Passenger Assist services such as help with navigating a station or boarding a train has been reduced from 6 h to a minimum standard of 2 h ahead of travel. However, campaigners have expressed concern at the slow pace of works to enable ...
App assists visually impaired passengers through the full rail journey
UK: London Overground operator Arriva Rail London has funded a trial of an audio navigation app from Waymap which is designed to help people with visual impairments travel more independently.
GTR undertakes station accessibility improvements
Great Anglia launches virtual tour of Norwich station
Sliding steps to improve Tyne & Wear Metro accessibility
Audio description devices installed in station toilets
Disabled Persons Passenger Charter under development
Autism-friendly guide to travelling by train
TransPennine Express unveils accessibility initiatives
Network Rail aims to increase the number of disabled people it employs
Swedish station announcements to be silenced
London Underground consults on accessibility priorities
Tanzanian railway project offers accessibility examples for Africa, disability body says
Virtual reality simulation aims to ‘empower people to use public transport’
UIC to host Rail Accessibility Day
Accessibility training at Lucknow metro
Station navigation technology aims to provide people with the confidence to travel
Disabled trainer-led courses for all GTR staff
Assisted boarding points cut assistance notice time to 10 min
DfT launches rail accessibility programme