LIFTS could be coming to Tilehurst’s railway station, if plans are approved by Reading Borough Council.
Network Rail has applied for permission to install the facility.
In their application, they write: “Accessible stations make it easier for people to visit friends, get to the shops or to work.
“Accessibility benefits everyone; people with health conditions or impairments, people with children, heavy luggage or shopping and some older people.
“It’s also good for the economy and means fewer car journeys, less congestion and carbon emissions.”
Work on railway infrastructure is considered permitted development, meaning that it is allowed without needing council permission. Because of the scale of project, it requires Reading Borough Council’s ‘prior approval’ before it is implemented.
The application can be viewed by logging on the council’s planning website and searching for 230589.
