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Andy Burnham urges Network Rail to make all Greater Manchester stations fully accessible by 2025

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Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox Andy Burnham wants every railway station in Greater Manchester to be made fully accessible by 2025 if given a second term as mayor.

The Labour mayoral candidate says he would press Network Rail to hand over control of stations that fall short of standards set out in the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).

If rail bosses were ‘unwilling’ to agree to further devolution of powers Mr Burnham would explore other options - including legal action - if re-elected.

Currently 40 per cent of Greater Manchester’s stations - 38 out of 93 - have ‘step free access’, making them DDA compliant. This is lower than South Yorkshire (93 per cent), the North West

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