London's Tottenham Court Road station closes

Tottenham Court Road, one of London’s (and for that matter the world) busiest Underground stations has been closed as a stop on the Northern Line Tube and will not re-open until late November.  It is part of the station upgrade to incorporate the arrival of Crossrail later into the decade.  Tottenham Court Road station is over 100 years old and was not designed to be used by the 147,000 people that currently pass through it every day.  This is expected to grow to over 200,000.

Central Line services at the station will run as normal and the Northern Line platforms will be back in service well in time for Christmas.  Passengers wishing to use the Northern Line are advised to use nearby Goodge Street or Leicester Square.  Interchanging passengers need to plan their journeys before travel.

Readers might also like to note that London Overground services north of Euston and London Underground’s Bakerloo Line services north of Paddington will be subject to essential engineering works between 22 April through to 8 May, which includes the Easter weekend.  Other services will also be closed. www.tfl.gov.uk

Visit the Transport for London (TfL) website to see how the famous Paolozzi mosaics in Tottenham Court Road station are being preserved. www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/18091.aspx

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