Only 10% of railway stations are accessible for the disabled

Of the 1,319 railway stations in Russia, only 133 meet accessibility requirements for all nosologies of the disabled — that is, 10%. Kirill Mikhalchenko, deputy head of Rostransnadzor, said this in a conversation with Izvestia.

According to him, accessibility indicators are increasing.

"At the same time, the share of passenger-forming railway stations accessible to the disabled increased from 29.5% to 30.5% (from 76 to 80). Such stations provide services for about 70% of passengers," Kirill Mikhalchenko told Izvestia.

As for bus terminals and bus stations, 54% of the 1,097 facilities meet the requirements of the visually impaired, 60% for people with hearing disabilities and 43% for passengers with musculoskeletal difficulties.

The situation is best in aviation: there are 241 air terminals in the country, of which 231 meet the requirements, Rostransnadzor clarified.

Read more about the accessibility of public transport infrastructure for the disabled and the changes in this area in the Izvestia article:

"Ovzdushnaya alarm: how accessible is public transport for the disabled"