Work Resumes to Make Northolt Station Step Free

Project restarted after four-year delay due to pandemic

Hana Michael, Northolt resident, Bassam Mahfouz and Reginald Parkinson, Chief Executive, Age Uk Ealing

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February 6, 2025

Work to make Northolt underground station fully accessible has resumed following a four-year delay.

The pandemic put a stop to plans but this Monday (3 February) Transport for London (TfL) began preparatory work. This involved diverting some cables but the main construction work is due to commence in the spring with the project scheduled for completion in the summer of 2026.

London Assembly Member for Ealing and Hillingdon, Bassam Mahfouz, has long supported the campaign to create step-free access at Northolt, following success in getting lifts installed at Greenford and Hanwell underground stations.

Northolt was one of ten stations that was announced as having been chosen for an upgrade after TfL held a consultation in 2021 to which over 5,000 people replied.

Bassam Mahfouz said, “Northolt is an incredibly busy station and local residents deserve the right to have an accessible platform to connect them into central London and beyond. I was delighted to gain the commitment to make it step free in 2019. Now with COVID out of the way, it's full steam ahead to open up the station to parents with buggies, shoppers, the elderly and disabled, really putting Northolt on the map."

John McGeachy, Campaigns Manager, Age UK London added, “It is very good news to hear that work is restarting to make Northolt Station step-free. This will make a huge difference to the many older and disabled people who will be able to use services from the station. Any efforts to make transport more accessible for everyone is very welcome.”

Cyreeta Donaldson, Regional Campaigns Officer for London at the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), said, "We've been advising TfL to help ensure step-free access is prioritised at Northolt Station and across the Tube network where appropriate. We're pleased work is now set to progress and we look forward to continuing to work with them on further station upgrades including improved signage and tactile markings which have huge benefits for blind and partially sighted people."

More than a third of the 272 London Underground stations have lifts for step-free access.

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