Safe Access for residents to Hemel Hempstead Station
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Linda Welton
7 hr ago
Your suggested walking route is absolutely ridiculous and very unsafe! There is not a footpath on that side of the London Road, which means I will be dicing with death trying to cross it and as a woman on my own I would not feel safe walking that route at night.
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Rhyanon Booth
7 hr ago
I am signing because the alternative route is unsafe. It is poorly lit, isolated, and I do not feel safe using it, especially as a woman in winter. We bought our home because of the safe station access. I am also a childminder and regularly use this entrance with young children and a buggy. Closing it reduces safe access and raises concerns about emergency evacuation if there is a fire. Please keep this entrance open for the safety of local residents.
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Peter Gates
8 hr ago
This is important for the safety of my children going to school. The proposed new route for them shall take them down walkways with no lights, and too many dark wooded areas.
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Kay Follett
8 hr ago
We have lived in Roughdown Avenue since 1994 and have always had access through the station. It is a ridiculously and dangerous too have to walk all the way round particularly when it is dark and winter time
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Angel Knight
8 hr ago
the rear entrance to the station is not unsafe and makes life easier for residents
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Phoebe Thomas
8 hr ago
Its is a very convenient feature of living behind the train station wich can be annoying constantly being disturbed by train noises etc
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Toni Y
8 hr ago
It’s a safety issue walking as a widower at night . It was a big reason to moving here , it enables me to see family in Brighton Berkhamstead .
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Lucas Bailey
8 hr ago
I use the train access everyday for work and I work nights. The proposed alternative route would not only add extra time to my commute but it would have me walking in middle of the night.
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Stephanie Denton
8 hr ago
Stopping this access takes away safe access for children to trains and buses which leave from the station.
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David Smith
9 hr ago
Access to the rear of Boxmoor station was agreed for those able to prove residency on the south side of the tracks and is after all why it is there. Mike Penning MP discussed the impact of closing the rear access and a card entry system was put in place. There is no safety issue the fast train platform is protected by a gate that shouks be locked but rarely is.
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Jacqui Smith
9 hr ago
I have lived on Roughdown Avenue for 30 years. I chose this location for safe, direct station access via the rear gate. Closing it forces residents onto a busy road and an unlit, uneven path, creating unnecessary safety risks, especially at night.
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Jan Thomas
11 hr ago
To keep a safe and accessible route to the station for many passengers.
More information should be given as to why.
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Niall Moten
12 hr ago
The alternative route proposed is unsafe due to the narrow path under the bridge, particularly when navigating with small children, pushchairs or for elderly or disabled people. There has been no public consultation in a decision that will impact many.
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Irene Barnes
13 hr ago
This has been a route to the station for us for 35years and the alternative is dangerous for pedestrians.
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Simon Kay
13 hr ago
Access for residents that is safer than approaching station from bridge where there is lots traffic, no road crossing and narrow pavements.
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Kate Foster
13 hr ago
This is our only safe route to the station, we have no footpaths going down Felden Lane
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Jacqueline Winston
14 hr ago
We use the back gate to access the station to avoid walking across a busy road with no crossing and a very narrow pavement in places. I have never seen anyone trying to tailgate their way through the back gate and it has never been left open in all the years I've used it (since it was installed).
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Richard Coles
14 hr ago
I bought my house in Sheethanger Lane because of the close proximity to the Station the rear entrance of which enabled me to walk to the station without using a public road. I was issued with a pass as an annual season ticket when the electronic gate was originally installed and although I no longer travel daily by train the continued use of the card enables me to use the station without having to park in the crowded car park or walk on the much longer route via Felden Lane and London Road.
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Scott Barnes
14 hr ago
Safe access to the station is crucial for elderly and disabled. The only other access involves walking under the railway bridge on a very busy and narrow road walk
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alex andre
15 hr ago
As others have said, this is an arbitrary decision taken with no consultation or details provided as to the safety concerns. It shows complete disregard for local residents who currently make authorised use of the gate.
Your suggested walking route is absolutely ridiculous and very unsafe! There is not a footpath on that side of the London Road, which means I will be dicing with death trying to cross it and as a woman on my own I would not feel safe walking that route at night.
I am signing because the alternative route is unsafe. It is poorly lit, isolated, and I do not feel safe using it, especially as a woman in winter. We bought our home because of the safe station access. I am also a childminder and regularly use this entrance with young children and a buggy. Closing it reduces safe access and raises concerns about emergency evacuation if there is a fire. Please keep this entrance open for the safety of local residents.
This is important for the safety of my children going to school. The proposed new route for them shall take them down walkways with no lights, and too many dark wooded areas.
We have lived in Roughdown Avenue since 1994 and have always had access through the station. It is a ridiculously and dangerous too have to walk all the way round particularly when it is dark and winter time
the rear entrance to the station is not unsafe and makes life easier for residents
Its is a very convenient feature of living behind the train station wich can be annoying constantly being disturbed by train noises etc
It’s a safety issue walking as a widower at night . It was a big reason to moving here , it enables me to see family in Brighton Berkhamstead .
I use the train access everyday for work and I work nights. The proposed alternative route would not only add extra time to my commute but it would have me walking in middle of the night.
Stopping this access takes away safe access for children to trains and buses which leave from the station.
Access to the rear of Boxmoor station was agreed for those able to prove residency on the south side of the tracks and is after all why it is there. Mike Penning MP discussed the impact of closing the rear access and a card entry system was put in place. There is no safety issue the fast train platform is protected by a gate that shouks be locked but rarely is.
I have lived on Roughdown Avenue for 30 years. I chose this location for safe, direct station access via the rear gate. Closing it forces residents onto a busy road and an unlit, uneven path, creating unnecessary safety risks, especially at night.
To keep a safe and accessible route to the station for many passengers. More information should be given as to why.
The alternative route proposed is unsafe due to the narrow path under the bridge, particularly when navigating with small children, pushchairs or for elderly or disabled people. There has been no public consultation in a decision that will impact many.
This has been a route to the station for us for 35years and the alternative is dangerous for pedestrians.
Access for residents that is safer than approaching station from bridge where there is lots traffic, no road crossing and narrow pavements.
This is our only safe route to the station, we have no footpaths going down Felden Lane
We use the back gate to access the station to avoid walking across a busy road with no crossing and a very narrow pavement in places. I have never seen anyone trying to tailgate their way through the back gate and it has never been left open in all the years I've used it (since it was installed).
I bought my house in Sheethanger Lane because of the close proximity to the Station the rear entrance of which enabled me to walk to the station without using a public road. I was issued with a pass as an annual season ticket when the electronic gate was originally installed and although I no longer travel daily by train the continued use of the card enables me to use the station without having to park in the crowded car park or walk on the much longer route via Felden Lane and London Road.
Safe access to the station is crucial for elderly and disabled. The only other access involves walking under the railway bridge on a very busy and narrow road walk
As others have said, this is an arbitrary decision taken with no consultation or details provided as to the safety concerns. It shows complete disregard for local residents who currently make authorised use of the gate.