Octavius Infrastructure have successfully completed the Access for All (AfA) project at Stoneleigh Station in Epsom. Following a year of construction, the station has been transformed into an accessible and inclusive travel hub, ensuring ease of movement for all passengers.
The project features a new covered footbridge, with three associated lifts, providing step-free access to the central platform via lifts or stairs from both sides of the station. The upgrade also includes a new modern ticket office, enhanced lighting, security cameras, and canopy works to provide a safer and more welcoming environment for passengers. With the completion of this project, passengers can now move seamlessly between platforms using the new staircase or step-free access via lifts. The station is accessible from both sides of the line—Stoneleigh Broadway on the east and Station Approach, off Stoneleigh Park Road, on the west.
Accessible stations play a vital role in improving travel experience for everyone. They make it easier for people to visit friends, commute to work, or run errands, and particularly benefit individuals with health conditions or impairments, parents with young children, older adults, and those carrying heavy luggage or shopping. Enhanced accessibility also supports the local economy, reduces car journeys, and contributes to lower congestion and carbon emissions.
The Access for All programme, supported by Network Rail in partnership with the Department for Transport (DfT), aims to remove barriers to travel by creating accessible routes into stations and between platforms. Octavius Infrastructure currently has £65 million worth of AfA projects in various stages of development, from design to construction and service entry. Stoneleigh Station is the fourth completed project in Octavius’s current AfA portfolio, following successful upgrades at Isleworth and Walton-on-Thames stations. Meanwhile, construction is ongoing at Barnes, Farnborough North, and Grays stations.
Stoneleigh Station, located in the Epsom and Ewell district of Surrey, is operated by Southwestern Railway. Opened in 1932, the station features a distinctive utilitarian concrete design from the 1930s and serves as a vital transport link in the region. In 2023/24, the station recorded over 766,600 passenger entries and exits, making it one of the busiest stations in Surrey.
Isayas Tecleberhan, Octavius Framework Director for Rail said ” I am immensely proud of the team’s achievements on this station. The scheme will now provide full accessibility to all platforms removing barriers and harnessing inclusivity.
Well done, to all involved in making this scheme a reality.”
