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There's a BBC article https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cje723qw25vo about replacing the footbridge at Harlington:
"Construction work has begun on a new £7.9m footbridge which will connect platforms at a railway station.
The bridge over the Midland Mainline at Harlington Station, Bedfordshire, will be completed by next spring and has been designed to last for more than a century, says Network Rail.
It will replace an older bridge which has recently shown signs of corrosion."
I was a little surprised that they don't appear to be adding lifts at the same time to make the station accessible but assume the reason is the cost - presumably the assumption is that if you need an accessible station you will travel from one of the nearby stations, they being quote close together down the line from Bedford to London.
"Construction work has begun on a new £7.9m footbridge which will connect platforms at a railway station.
The bridge over the Midland Mainline at Harlington Station, Bedfordshire, will be completed by next spring and has been designed to last for more than a century, says Network Rail.
It will replace an older bridge which has recently shown signs of corrosion."
I was a little surprised that they don't appear to be adding lifts at the same time to make the station accessible but assume the reason is the cost - presumably the assumption is that if you need an accessible station you will travel from one of the nearby stations, they being quote close together down the line from Bedford to London.