{"id":83403,"date":"2024-02-23T14:46:56","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T14:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=83403"},"modified":"2024-03-17T18:36:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T18:36:12","slug":"mum-living-near-cardiffs-least-accessible-train-station-forced-to-take-20-minute-detour-to-daughters-nursery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2024\/02\/23\/mum-living-near-cardiffs-least-accessible-train-station-forced-to-take-20-minute-detour-to-daughters-nursery\/","title":{"rendered":"Mum living near Cardiff&#8217;s least accessible train station forced to take 20-minute detour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Work to make life easier for passengers with mobility problems has still not started &#8211; four years on<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A MUM with a young daughter cannot use her local train station because of steep stairs leading to the platforms &#8211; four years after funding was secured to fix the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grangetown station was one of four stations across Wales identified in 2020 as needing work  to create stair-free access. Work on the other three has been completed or is underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Farzana Rimi, 30, has to drop her three-year-old daughter at nursery on her way to work, she often has to walk an extra 20 minutes to get the train from Cardiff Central.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYesterday I came back from my work and my daughter was with me, at that time there was no-one there to support me with the pram, my daughter was sleeping, and I felt helpless,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat should I do? 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Once at the top both sides of the platform are accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSometimes I go to the station alone and I always see many people who are struggling with buggies, old people, they cannot access the train station,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_7658-1-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83413\" style=\"width:770px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_7658-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_7658-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_7658-1-770x512.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_7658-1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_7658-1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_7658-1-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_7658-1-1400x931.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_7658-1.jpg 1852w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_7658-1-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83413\" style=\"width:770px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_7658-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_7658-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_7658-1-770x512.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_7658-1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_7658-1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_7658-1-293x195.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_7658-1-1400x931.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/IMG_7658-1.jpg 1852w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Ms Farzana Rimi at the bottom of Grangetown Station&#8217;s steep steps. <\/strong>Credit: Katherine Gray<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Grangetown station was one of four in Wales <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/28\/grangetown-train-stations-accessibility-boost-welcomed-by-campaigner\/\">granted money<\/a> by the Department for Transport in 2020 to build stair-free access facilities under the Access for All Scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2020, Joshua Reeves, a disability rights <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/28\/grangetown-train-stations-accessibility-boost-welcomed-by-campaigner\/\">activist<\/a> who lives close to Grangetown station, told The Cardiffian: \u201cIt\u2019s good news that the station will receive funding, but I feel like we need to wait and see if it does happen, it feels like a foot stopper at the moment really.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is now the only one of these four stations where no work has begun. Work at Llantwit Major and Neath has been completed and work at Pontypool &amp; New Inn has begun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Grangetown-graphic-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83424 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Grangetown-graphic-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Grangetown-graphic-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Grangetown-graphic-770x1089.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Grangetown-graphic-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Grangetown-graphic-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Grangetown-graphic-293x414.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Grangetown-graphic-1400x1980.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Grangetown-graphic.jpg 1587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Grangetown-graphic-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83424 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Grangetown-graphic-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Grangetown-graphic-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Grangetown-graphic-770x1089.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Grangetown-graphic-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Grangetown-graphic-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Grangetown-graphic-293x414.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Grangetown-graphic-1400x1980.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/02\/Grangetown-graphic.jpg 1587w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>\u201cWe are currently working on an outline design for the installation of a lift at Grangetown, which we expect to receive by April 2024,\u201d&nbsp;said a spokesperson for Network Rail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cConstruction on this project will then be taken forward subject to an announcement from the Department for Transport on Access for All funding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department for Transport has not yet provided a comment on why this work has taken so long and when the  funding will be released.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What about other train stations in Cardiff?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Grangetown is the only station now categorised by Transport for Wales as C level, meaning it has no step-free access to either platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can compare how different stations in Cardiff are rated for accessibility on the map below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1oMrPbOT_CLvrxw7T0Qs-8bpG5dy0nKo&amp;ehbc=2E312F&amp;noprof=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1oMrPbOT_CLvrxw7T0Qs-8bpG5dy0nKo&amp;ehbc=2E312F&amp;noprof=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\n\n\n<p>Cathays station is the level above \u2014 B3. Its platforms are linked by stairs which means that anyone who cannot use these has to go out of the station and cross the road at the nearest crossing between Corbett Street and Senghennydd Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There have also been many accidents at Cathays Station. One student, Matthew Curtis, was even found at the bottom of the steps after <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2024\/03\/08\/concussion-a-broken-collarbone-and-a-codeine-prescription-the-perils-of-cathays-train-station-footbridge\/\">breaking his collarbone<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coryton station, which is also B3 level, has access to the platform from Park Avenue via a ramp but there is no dropped kerb on the pavement. This means that wheelchair users traveling alone wouldn&#8217;t be able to use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff Central, Llandaff and Radyr all have the highest level \u2014 A. This means they have step-free access to all platforms at all times of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>If you need to book assisted travel with Transport for Wales you can <a href=\"https:\/\/tfw.wales\/info-for\/passengers\/accessible-travel\/booking-assistance\">here.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work to make life easier for passengers with mobility problems has still not started &#8211; four years on<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1038,"featured_media":83411,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,632,70,3],"tags":[6380,8708,50],"coauthors":[8546],"class_list":["post-83403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-g-q","category-grangetown","category-news","tag-accessibility","tag-grangetown-train-station","tag-transport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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