Tuesday, 1 August 2023

North-Eastern Metropolitan Region

Aiv PUGLIELLI (North-Eastern Metropolitan) (14:29): (292) My constituency question is to the Minister for Public Transport, and it relates to the Ivanhoe train station. This morning – we are back again – before I got on my train I decided to time how long it would take to get from one platform to the other without using the stairs. For people getting off on the south side of the station and needing to access the buses and shops on the north side, there is no easy way. The overpass is completely inaccessible for people in wheelchairs, with mobility aids, with prams or with walking sticks. They just cannot get across the train line without making the 400-metre journey by going up the road, crossing the tracks and coming back again. It took me, without any mobility issues, almost 5 minutes to walk around, and this was without having to wait for trains to cross. So I ask: when will Ivanhoe station be upgraded to provide quick and accessible travel between platforms?