Better access at a village train station would “open so many doors” for people with disabilities, according to a quadruple amputee.

Lochwinnoch woman Corinne Hutton, founder of the Finding Your Feet amputee charity, has joined a campaign to see Lochwinnoch train station’s platform two overhauled.

Currently, the platform isn’t stair-free and has no disabled access, meaning passengers with mobility issues travelling from Glasgow Central to the station cannot get off in the village.

ScotRail has highlighted arrangements can be made – including organising free taxis – to assist people with mobility needs who are travelling between stations.

But mum-of-one Corinne said it is now time to allow people “to be independent”.

The 48-year-old said: “People want to be independent. It helps your mental health to be independent as well.

“Studies show that isolation does cause limited lifespan.

“There are amputees who are isolated and don’t get out the house, and are literally losing the will to live. There’s so many places they can go if train stations have the accessibility.”

Corinne has had her own battles with mobility after having both her hands and lower legs amputated five years ago when a bout of pneumonia caused septicaemia and almost killed her.

However, she battled back to form charity Finding Your Feet – an organisation that supports families affected by amputation or limb difference through a range of sporting initiatives and social inclusion projects.

And now she wants to see change in Lochwinnoch to allow people with mobility issues to access the same services as everyone else.

She added: “For me, I’m able to do it because I’m good on my prosthetic legs but I know there are three other amputees in Lochwinnoch who can’t use the station.

“I want to get them out and about, to be able to use the train station.

“It would open so many doors for people.”

Earlier this month SNP Councillor Emma Rodden, whose ward covers Lochwinnoch, urged transport bosses to invest in the station’s infrastructure.

She vowed to write to transport minister Michael Matheson if she doesn’t see progress on the matter.

Corinne has emphasised the station is not just a problem for those with disability and mobility issues but also parents with young children.

Speaking from the experience of having her son, she added: “I desperately wanted to go out and about with the pram because I didn’t want to be stuck indoors.

“So I was aware of it then. Milliken Park has caught up but Lochwinnoch hasn’t. The ground is there.

“I had a friend who had twins at the time and we just wanted to go out and couldn’t use the car. So we were limited to certain stations.”

Transport Scotland has a dedicated Access for All fund, which is used to pay for ramps and lifts at train stations.

A spokesman for the organisation has previously said: “We are committed to delivering better accessibility and will continue to deliver improvements by increasing the number of fully accessible stations across Scotland.”