A £60,000 feasibility study has been secured as the first stage in a campaign for step free station access.

MP Matthew Offord for Hendon has welcomed this stage in the campaign for step-free access for at Mill Hill Broadway station, after it was secured from the Transport for London Local Improvement Plan Funding.

Mr Offord has been campaigning so the elderly and disabled, people with suitcases, and parents with children and buggies, can access the station without difficulty.

He said: “Local residents raised the lack of step-free access with me and I agreed with them that the lack of access is a clear gap in the quality of the service at the station.

“Mill Hill Broadway is a key station on the route into London and to Luton airport. I believe the steep steps prevent some people from using this station and that is not acceptable.”

The feasibility study will aim to identify potential means to provide step-free access between the three platforms at Mill Hill Broadway Station, to assist Barnet Council to identify a preferred solution and to secure Network Rail’s approvals to the findings of the study.

In January last year, the Times Series reported there were 5,000 people over the age of 65 in Mill Hill and 1,330 blue badges holders, and campaigners said it was time the station was considered for step free access.

Campaigners created a ‘Step Free Committee’ and members said people with wheelchairs, prams or walking sticks struggled to access the station.

Joan Ellis, who uses a walking stick, said: “It’s impossible for a lot of people to negotiate these stairs - we need something here to give us access to the stairs.”

Work on the study will commence on May 16 and it is anticipated that the study will be completed by early July.