Future Developments
The original station had lifts direct to the platforms, but when escalators later cut through the shafts, access for the mobility impaired was lost. The only parts of the station fully accessible are the DLR platforms with lifts from the street (again using part of St. Mary Woolnoth - the rectory). Bank is also one of the most congested stations at peak times on the Underground and so Transport for London (TfL) are transforming it significantly, removing some bottlenecks, and improving mobility-impaired access. The station's 15 escalators are being replaced or refurbished with a one-way system in operation in parts of the station. As yet, no completion date for the escalator refurbishment works has been released for the information of passengers who use the station.
A new entrance on Walbrook will provide new escalators and lifts to the Waterloo and City line platforms while TfL are consulting on retunnelling the Northern line platforms, widening them, adding lifts and a new entrance on King William Street. If agreed, work would take place from 2015 to 2021.
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