Accessible bathroom
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Date of visit: November 2025
I am a disabled person. I have experience of challenges around: a hidden impairment and moving around.
I use or have experience of: hidden impairment, powerchair, walking aid, wheelchair
Overall Rating
Average
It was not easy to decide on a rating, as this experience was quite a mixed bag. I think the bathroom itself is quite nice and has a lot of potential, but it was out of order, the red emergency cord was tied up and the bin would be better placed not infringing on the transfer space. Darlington Station has an accessible bathroom. It is located at the end of a little corridor off platform 4, past the door to the waiting room if you are coming from the ticket gates. It is unlocked with a RADAR key that is inserted into a panel that shows whether the bathroom is in use. The door opens to the outside left and the handle is a vertical bar. The door is operated with the RADAR key interface from the outside and via touch pad from the inside. The door locks when the touch pad on the wall inside next to the door is pressed and then glows red. The toilet is on the left as you enter. There is space for a right-side transfer. There is a vertical grab rail on the wall and a moveable horizontal one to the left of the toilet and a fixed horizontal handrail on the wall to the right of the toilet. The flush is a spatula lever, located on the side of the cistern on the side of the transfer space. The toilet roll dispenser is on the wall left of the toilet. There is a red emergency cord to the left of the toilet that reaches all the way to the floor. There is a medium-sized wall-mounted sink on the left as you enter that has a tap with a short lever. There are vertical handrails on the wall on either side of the sink. The soap dispenser is mounted on the wall above the sink. There is a hand dryer mounted on the wall to the left of the sink and no paper towel dispenser. There is a mirror above the sink. There is a large footpedal bin in the corner of the transfer space. There is no colostomy shelf. There is also a wall-mounted baby change to the right when you enter.
