This page shows the ramps as they were in the 1950s, the steps installed by British Rail in the 1960s, and the campaign to get lifts installed using Access for All.
Access For All (AfA)
Title: Access for All (AfA)
Ramp access to southbound platform
Pre-1960: Note ramp access to southbound platform
Ramp access to northbound platform
Pre-1960: Note ramp access to northbound platform
Stairs providing platform access , featuring Esther McVey MP
Stairs providing platform access: a British Railways legacy from 1960
Access for all gathering
May 2016: Local residents and rail users demand access for all
GRIP 2 study
October 2018: Pages from the GRIP 2 study sponsored by Cheshire East Council, Handforth Parish Council and Northern Rail
Access for All (AfA) application
November 2018: Members of FoHS drafting the application to AFA
AfA application is successful
Handforth Station April 2019: Rail minister announces the success of the application to AfA
AFA survey work
February 2021: Network Rail surveyor at work on northbound platform
AfA survey work
April 2021:Network Rail engineers drill boreholes adjacent to the northbound platform
Station car park plan
January 2021: Outline planning permission is granted for a station car park