Suppliers sought for Elephant & Castle
CONTRACTORS interested in helping to deliver the next stage of capacity improvements at Elephant & Castle London Underground station were invited by Transport for London to find out more in late May.
Work is already underway on a new station box and the next stage will involve construction of passenger tunnels, connecting it with the platforms.
A new entrance and ticket hall, integrated with shopping centre redevelopment form part of the wider plans.
THE Northern Line’s Bank branch, between Kennington and Moorgate, reopened on schedule on May 16, following a 17-week closure.
Passengers were thanked for their patience during the shutdown, which allowed the completion of work, including connection of the new southbound tunnel to the route and creation of a new, wider southbound platform for Northern Line services, as well as a concourse, which is situated in the area previously occupied by the old southbound platform.
Testing
The reopening follows extensive testing, which began over the Easter weekend. Multiple journeys were made through the new tunnel and southbound platform using two trains.
Checks were carried out on railway and station systems and signalling software and hardware was also tested.
The changes form part of the latest phase of the £700 million programme which is designed to increase capacity at Bank by 40%.
Step-free access to the Northern Line, improved access to the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) platforms, new moving walkways, escalators and lifts and an entrance on Cannon Street are among the other improvements to be implemented before work is completed later this year.