The Grampians disAbility Access group has taken its concerns about the station to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, against representatives from the state Department of Transport and Public Transport Victoria.

As reported in June, the group is seeking to make the site compliant with the Disability Discrimination Act.

Chief executive Deborah Verdon said there was a lot of work to be done, and she could not discuss the meeting in detail yet.

“Currently there is a process in place, we’ve agreed on a process and we’re happy that there seems to be a way forward,” she said.

“It seems like there are certain issues where there is common ground, and therefore conversations are continuing between the parties, with a view to a positive outcome, but it’s not going to be quick.” The station currently has a single walkway between the platforms, accessed by stairs - while people with walking difficulties are unable to use it, it also presents problems for vision impaired people.

Instead of crossing over the trains, people with disabilities are forced to walk out of the station itself to the road crossing at Lydiard Street - when the boomgates fall, sometimes people can be trapped as they swap platforms.

Ms Verdon said there was an opportunity to set things right as part of the broader station precinct redevelopment, including improving disabled toilets.

“We asked the question about what is being done about accessibility at the station,” she explained.

“The response was that nothing has been done and there’s no plans to do anything about it.

“We felt we had no choice but to engage in legal proceedings at the human rights list at VCAT.

“It’s a beautiful old building, but we just can’t accept that there isn’t some compromise that accessibility can be improved, in line with the heritage nature of the building.”

The next meeting is scheduled for May.

The Department of Transport was not able to comment, as the matter is still before VCAT.