Another of south London's stations has been transformed with the help of government funding, to make it easier for passengers to get around and to improve the travel experience.

Rail Minister Norman Baker saw how Earlsfield station has benefitted from more than £5.5 million of investment to provide new lifts and staircases as well as the reconfiguration and expansion of the ticket hall.

It is just one of hundreds of stations to benefit from the hundreds of millions being spent by the department and the rail industry to upgrade stations and improve accessibility.

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Work began on the Earlsfield improvements in 2011 and has now been completed. Rail Minister Norman Baker officially opened the revamped station yesterday. He was joined by local MP Sadiq Khan.

Mr Baker said: "Improvements like these help those using the railways. Opening up access at stations and providing step-free routes can make a real difference to wheelchair users and other with limited mobility, as well as parents with buggies.

"And everyone feels the benefit of taking a train from stations with improved facilities and layout."

The department's Access for All and National Station Improvement Programmes (NSIP) are providing hundreds of millions of pounds for upgrades around the country.

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