People living in a Norfolk town are set to benefit from a £350m investment pot which will improve access to their busy railway station.

Wymondham station has secured funding from the government's Access for All scheme after more than a decade of lobbying by campaigners, who want to see the railway made more accessible for disabled people.

The station - where one platform can only be reached by two flights of stairs - is set to receive a share of £350m in funding to make improvements. 

David Roberts, a district councillor and chairman of Wymondham Access Group (WAG), has multiple sclerosis and has been leading the campaign for investment. 

He said: "Our hard work has really paid off and these improvements will be a huge independent boost for disabled people living in the area.

"As a disabled person myself, this is massive."

Norwich Evening News: David Roberts campaigning outside the stationDavid Roberts campaigning outside the station (Image: Wymondham Access Group (WAG))

The future looked bright when £600,000 from the government’s Transforming Cities fund was pledged to improve platform access in October 2020. 

However, this investment "fell apart" after disagreements meant the deadline for using the money passed without any work being completed. 

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Joy Batley, a member of WAG, has been fighting for improvements at the station for 14 years.

The 72-year-old said: "It's absolutely brilliant and it's good news for the railway too - more people will be able to get on trains than before.

"We will be able to go to new places, on holidays and all sorts."

The £350m pot will be used to improve 50 train stations across the country - with Wymondham being the only location in Norfolk to have secured a share.

Norwich Evening News: Protesters at Wymondham stationProtesters at Wymondham station (Image: Wymondham Access Group (WAG))

Suzanne Nuri-Nixon, mayor of the town, said: "I've heard so many stories of people who haven't been able to disembark at the station.

"It's a great step forward, not just for disabled people, but for parents who are travelling with children, cyclists and people carrying luggage.

"We're over the moon - there's still some work to be done but our persistence has paid off."

Details of exactly how the station will be improved are unclear but campaigners hope that the money will be used to implement step-free access to the station's second platform - which is used by trains arriving from Norwich, or heading towards Ely, Cambridge, and Peterborough.