Transport for London has announced that the modernisation of Bank Tube station has reached a landmark stage, with over half of the construction work now complete.
Most of the construction work has been completed in isolation from the current station to keep disruption to a minimum.
The station complex including both Bank and Monument is one of the busiest on the network.
When the project is complete in 2022, there will be a new tunnel for the southbound Northern line, allowing the existing platform to be converted into a new passenger concourse to help reduce overcrowding.
The new tunnel has been excavated under an incredibly complex part of London, with 31 listed buildings bordering the project.
Over 200,000 tonnes of material has already been excavated – equivalent to around 16,000 New Routemaster buses.
TfL is building a new station entrance on Cannon Street which will provide two new lifts in order to introduce step-free access from the street to the Northern line and improve step-free access to the DLR.
The introduction of 12 new escalators and two moving walkways will also make customer journeys quicker.
As well as the progress being made underground, the new station on Cannon Street is beginning to take shape.
The structure for the new station will be complete this summer.
The new tunnel will be connected to the existing Northern line in 2021.
Demand at Bank has risen by around a quarter in recent years. Around 120,000 customers use the station every weekday morning, of which over 50,000 are changing to another line.
What did the officials say?
Stuart Harvey, TfL's Director of Major Projects, said:
‘The upgrade of Bank Tube station is a crucial project that will make journeys through a vital interchange much easier and more comfortable.
‘These pictures show the extent of the great work being done by TfL staff and contractors as we continue to make good progress on delivering these improvements for Londoners.'
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So a new pedestrian passageway is to be built linking from DLR to the Northern Line. Which would make it lot easier at Bank station.