Did you know some train stations in Scotland don't have tactile paving?
Mind the Gap
A lack of tactile paving at train stations poses serious safety risks for many blind and partially sighted people.
Write to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport to call for tactile paving in all train stations in Scotland.
Without tactile paving to indicate where the platform ends, visually impaired people face a serious risk to their safety and could fall onto the train tracks. Accessible train travel is vital to ensure people with visual impairment can travel safely and independently.
That's why we're calling for tactile paving in all train stations in Scotland.
Network Rail pledged to work with Scotrail to install tactile paving on all remaining rail platforms in Scotland by the end of 2023 and extended this deadline to June 2024. However, this deadline has passed and there are currently 6 stations which have not been upgraded and pose serious risk to the safety of visually impaired people.
The six stations are Alexandra Parade, Altnabreac, Ardgay, Stirling Station, Edinburgh Waverley and Neilston.
Write to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport to call for tactile paving in all train stations in Scotland, now!
Do you have experience of using these stations? Get in touch with us at policy@sightscotland.org.uk to share your story to help strengthen our campaign and show the real-life impact that the lack of tactile paving has.
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