New Oxford Parkway exhibition explores public transport through disabled artists’ eyes

Artwork inspired by the real journeys of disabled and neurodiverse passengers is now on display at Oxford Parkway station, highlighting both the freedoms and barriers experienced when travelling by public transport.

An exhibition created by disabled and neurodiverse artists exploring the realities of using public transport has opened at Oxford Parkway railway station, bringing lived experience direcrly into the everyday journeys of rail passengers.

All aboard: Journeys across access, freedom and belonging is a collaboration between Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire Community Rail Partnership and Shadowlight Artists. The project has been funded by CrossCountry through its community engagement fund.

The exhibition is housed in the station’s community gallery space, placing artwork directly within the passenger environment and encouraging people to encounter the artists’ perspectives as part of their journey.

Created through a series of collaborative workshops, the pieces reflect the artists’ personal experiences of travelling by bus and rail.

The works capture both the sense of independence and freedom that public transport can offer, alongside the structural barriers and everyday challenges that disabled and neurodiverse passengers still face.

Spanning a range of media, the artworks bring forward perspectives that are often underrepresented in tranposrt planning and policy discussions.

Through painting, mixed media and visual storytelling, the artists share moments of frustration, humour, resilience and empowerment drawn from their own journeys.

Bee Clark, Access and Inclusion Programme Lead at the partnership, said the exhibition creates a platform for voices that are often missing from accessibility conversations.

“This exhibition gives disabled and neurodiverse people a platform to share their experiences of public transport in their own way, through art,” she said.

“Too often, conversations about accessibility happen without the voices of the people most affected. All Aboard changes that, and we’re proud to be placing those voices directly within the rail environment.”

The exhibition launched on Friday 13 March 2026 and will remain on display indefinitely.

It is free to view for all passengers and visitors at Oxford Parkway station.

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