Last new station without disabled access

[Chris M]

I believe that the rebuild of Angel was the last major refurbishment to a station to remove pre-existing disabled access, and either there or Shepherd's Bush Central the last not to include it (depending how major you consider the latter).
What was the last completely new station built without facilities for disabled access though?

[Deleted]

Were there any stations built after the 1979 Jubilee, but before the 1999 Jubilee?

I know for sure the stations from the 1999 extension were all disabled-accessible, but the 1979 ones not so.

[suncloud]

I think you're probably looking at those new build 70s Jubilee platforms, as Heathrow T4 has lifts (probably more to do with it's airport location than accessibility requirements), and the DLR was equipped wih lifts where required when it came along in late 80s.
(IIRC that Heathrow was the only new station in the 80s).

[Deleted]

Hm. The Heathrows had lifts, so it's be the 1979 Jubilee then?

[mrfs42]

Where does the new Hillingdon fit into this? Did that have full MIPidge from rebuilding?

[Ben]

Good question, obviously the lifts are of the same vintage, but was there a delay in commissioning them?

[North End]

Nov 11, 2010 9:22:31 GMT Chris M said:

I believe that the rebuild of Angel was the last major refurbishment to a station to remove pre-existing disabled access, and either there or Shepherd's Bush Central the last not to include it (depending how major you consider the latter).
What was the last completely new station built without facilities for disabled access though?

Angel never had step-free access.

Whilst the original Stockwell to King William Street section of the C&SLR was largely step-free, most stations on the Clapham Common and Euston extensions had lifts to a landing level above the platforms, with passages and steps descending the final distance, in most cases the steps appeared through the headwalls. The exception was King's Cross where the lifts descended to platform level, not sure why this was the exception.

So at Angel there was always a flight of steps from the lower lift landing to the original island platform. These disused areas still exist, though the original staircase has now been replaced by a ladder in order to free up platform space on the modern southbound platform.

Step-free access at Angel would have been difficult / costly due to the difference in location of the modern surface building relative to the platforms / original building.

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Hillingdon lifts in service 14.11.94

Station resited 05.12.92

[votive]

This might be just a wild shot, but let's see... Since people were going about Heathrow and then moved on to the 1979 Jubilee (none of them were new stations were they?):

Hatton Cross?

As I say, it might be very far off, but it just popped in my mind when I went through there just after reading this message.

[Dstock7080]

I was thinking similarly too, the Jubilee opened platforms at existing stations- not new.
Hatton Cross was opened in July 1975 and Heathrow Central in December 1977, so my preferred new station would be HEATHROW CENTRAL.