Fife MSP Helen Eadie has welcomed the announcement that Rosyth train station will benefit from investment to make the station more accessible to disabled people and other passengers with impaired mobility such as parents pushing prams.
Mrs Eadie has campaigned for improvements to be made to Rosyth station for a number of years and is delighted that the station is one of just five in Scotland to benefit from the investment from the UK government’s 370m Access for All funding scheme.
Each station will have to go through a feasibility study over the next few months but improvements could include aspects such as lifts, step-free access to platforms and more disabled parking.
Helen Eadie MSP said:
I am delighted that the campaign to improve Rosyth has been successful. I have been raising the issue of accessibility at the station for years now and to finally get confirmation that Rosyth is one of five stations in Scotland to benefit is great news for Fife.
It’s vital that these improvements are made as soon as possible and I will be writing to Network Rail to get a working estimate of when works might be completed.
Having fully accessible public transport is essential of we are to maximise opportunities for everyone.
