Question follow-through · 76944
Dorchester South Station: Access
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Dorchester South station will be prioritised for funding under the Access for All programme following the feasibility study.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 12 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 22 Sept 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Dorchester South station will be prioritised for funding under the Access for All programme following the feasibility study.
16 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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22 Sept 2025
Answer published
We are committed to improving the accessibility of the railway and recognise the social and economic benefits this brings to communities. Since 2006 the Access for All programme has installed accessible, step free routes at over 270 stations plus a range ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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