Upgrades to Unanderra, Bellambi and Dapto Stations are now complete, providing rail commuters with greater accessibility.
All 3 stations were officially opened by Transport Minister Jo Haylen and Illawarra MPs today.
Three new lifts are part of the Unanderra Station upgrade, finally making it accessible to people with a disability, limited mobility, parents or carers with prams and passengers with bikes or luggage.
In addition to the 3 new lifts, the upgrade includes a new footbridge and stairs with canopies, new kiss and ride zones, accessible parking spaces and bus zones on both sides of Berkeley Road.
The existing station building has been upgraded with new family accessible and ambulant toilets, and new seating has been added with improved accessible paths.
At Bellambi, the old station building was removed and replaced with a new building that includes new accessible bathrooms. Wider and safer platforms were made possible by constructing the new building further down the platform.
The upgrades include a new entry ramp, 2 accessible parking spaces, a kiss and drop zone, a new bike shelter and upgraded lighting.
Commuters at Dapto will notice upgraded kerbs and ramps, a formal kiss and ride zone, a wider platform 1, re-levelled surfaces on platform 2 and a new accessible path to both platforms.
The upgrades include more accessible bathrooms, new seating in the waiting room and a water bubbler on the platform.
In a NSW-first, Bellambi Station has had VeloSTRAIL installed at the level crossing, involving hard-wearing rubber panels that fill the gaps between tracks. The product will also be installed at Dapto Station early next year.
