Northern line branch on schedule to reopen in mid-May
By Joe Talora, Local Democracy Reporter
The Bank branch of the Northern line is on course to reopen in mid-May, with work on Bank station now at the halfway mark according to Transport for London (TfL).
Tube services have not been running between Kennington and Moorgate since January 15 to allow for a £700 million upgrade to be carried out at Bank station.
TfL has said that the upgrades will see passenger capacity increased by 40 per cent at Bank, with a new entrance to be built in Cannon Street.
Stuart Harvey, TfL’s chief capital officer, described the work as “intricate and complex” but said that “great strides” have been made and the Northern line is “on schedule” to reopen in mid-May as originally planned.
In addition to the closure of the Northern Line between Kennington and Moorgate, further closures will be required between now and mid-May to allow for the upgrades to be completed.
The line will be suspended between Charing Cross and Battersea Power Station and between Euston and Stockwell (via Bank) on Friday and Saturday April 15 and 16. The same route will be affected by closures on Saturday, April 23, Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15.
Pictured top: Nine Elms Tube station on the Northern line
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