TfL delays accessibility works at nine stations because of covid-19 cash hit

By Jordan Marshall2020-10-26T05:00:00

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Change of plan comes as Moody downgrades TfL’s credit rating

Transport for London has delayed plans to add step-free access to nine stations as the embattled organisation struggles to deal with the financial fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

The organisation, which has asked the government for a £1.6bn bailout to help cover a forecast funding shortfall, announced a plan in 2016 that would take the total number of step-free Tube stations on the 270-station network to more than 100 by 2024.

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