Willesden Green Station

“We the undersigned residents, traders, businesses and stakeholders urge you to make Willesden Green Station step free as a matter of top priority. The station with 30 steps is a prime candidate and meets your criteria for lifts. • The station is located in proximity of residential areas and requires lift facilities for the accessibility of disabled people, older people and infants and children in pushchairs. • The station is suitably located adjacent to the high street which his widely used by commuters and is an economic hub. • The station provides invaluable access to places of worship such as mosques, churches, temples etc which are community hubs. The 2005 Feasibility study proposed a small lift inserted through the steps leading to/from the Jubilee Line platform. We do not believe this to be a viable option, as such a scheme would involve long station and track closures and after completion will make congestion worse on the steps, especially at peak time. It would also have a detrimental impact on the listed building status of the station building. We urge you and TfL to prioritise a lift at this station by undertaking a new costed feasibility study looking at an alternative lift and bridge access to the Jubilee Line platforms from Station Parade. Also, we request you to prioritise the step-free access by including TfL’s next business plan and work with Brent Council to establish third party funding through funding raised from Section 106 and Community Infrastructure Levy requirements and development of TfL land/assets in Brent.”