Transport For London has unveiled the upgrade to Bond Street Tube Station, one of the busiest stations in Central London.
The upgrade cost £300 million.
Bond Street served 40 million passenger journeys last year. It is a key link to the busiest shopping street in London, Oxford Steet.
The new upgrade saw a 30% increase in capacity. This meaning passengers will have more comfortable journeys and a quicker one at that.
They have also opened a new entrance and ticket hall on the north side of Oxford Street at Marylebone Lane. The new entrance also means the station has step-free access for the first time. This moves the Underground towards the mayor's target of 40% of stations being step-free by 2022.
Have a wheelchair or heavy luggage? Transport For London has installed 4 lifts at Bond Street to make it easier for you.
A step-free interchange to the Elizabeth Line has had preparatory work completed. This is ahead services calling at Bond Street from December 2018. Passenger numbers are expected to grow by around 225,000 a day.
What did the officials say on the Upgrade To Bond Street?
Val Shawcross, Deputy Mayor for Transport, said: “The Mayor is committed to making London's transport network more modern, affordable and accessible. It's vital that all Londoners can get around our capital safely and easily and that's why we're so pleased that Bond Street has today become the 72nd step-free tube station. The upgrade of the station is going to make a real difference for passengers and marks another key stage in the development of the area, with the Elizabeth line due to open next year and our plans for the transformation of Oxford Street progressing well.”
Mark Wild, Managing Director of London Underground, said: “The new, modernized Bond Street station will make journeys quicker and easier for the hundreds of thousands of people who travel through it every day. It's fantastic to open the station in time for the Christmas shopping period, making Oxford Street more accessible to all of our customers as well as boosting businesses in the area. The expansion of the station is another step in the investment we are making in Oxford Street and the surrounding area, with the Elizabeth line opening next year and plans to progress on making Oxford Street one of the world's finest public spaces.”
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It is a wonderful project. But, like the one they did at Tottenham Court Road – I don’t think they have provided public toilets! There are none near by. One of the wealthiest areas in the World and you can’t take a leak!