Teddington station gets approval for step-free access

Teddington station in southwest London is to get step-free access after a Transport and Works Act Order (TWAO) to permit construction works has been signed.
The station has entrances on both platforms, and while there is level access on each side of the station there is no accessible link between the two platforms.
So, for example, someone living on the western side of the station heading into London and unable to use the stairs would have a roughly 20-minute walk to the nearest road bridge to b