A GOVERNMENT grant has seen improvements at four railway stations across Wirral.

Improvements at Bidston include a fully accessible toilet, better seating and customer information screens on platforms and the waiting room.

New Brighton now also has information screens in the booking hall and on the platforms. There is also a rise and fall ticket counter, automatic station entrance doors, improved seating, better paving and new flooring in the booking hall.

Wallasey Grove Road improvements range from new information screens to double-glazed windows.

At Wallasey Village, both waiting rooms have been refurbished and there are improved seating and information screens.

The projects have been part-financed by the Department for Transport’s Access for All Small Schemes fund (£265,760) with Merseytravel contributing a further £271,240 and Merseyrail £20,000.

Cllr Mark Dowd, chairman of Merseytravel, said: “Improvements such as these can make a big difference to people’s lives and we hope all of these projects will directly benefit both disabled passengers and people with mobility difficulties.”

And Cllr Chris Blakeley, chairman of Merseytravel’s rail services committee, added: “We are making these stations, and the way information is provided is much easier for people to use.

“Everyone should reap the benefits of the services we provide.”