Roof topped out as Bank upgrade passes halfway stage Uncategorized by railsistem@gmail.com - October 29, 20190 WORK to upgrade Bank Tube station passed a milestone in early September when the roof over the new entrance on Cannon Street was topped out. This entrance will provide direct access to the Northern Line and connect to the Central Line via a moving walkway. The major project is just over halfway complete, and is due to be finished in 2022 when capacity at the busy interchange – which already handles more than 120 million passengers per year – will rise by 40%. Work is on-going to fit out the entrance, adding dividing walls and operational rooms across its 11 storeys. The cavernous new Cannon Street entrance to Bank station just before the roof was topped out in September. TfL There will eventually be two lifts at the Cannon Street entrance, 12 escalators and two moving walkways. A new southbound tunnel and platform on the Northern Line are also nearing completion. Read more News and Features in the October 2019 issue of The RM –on sale now! Enjoy more of The Railway Magazine reading every month. Click here to subscribe. Share this: Comments comments Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Related Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet Share on Google Plus Share Share on Pinterest Share Share on LinkedIn Share Share on Digg Share Send email Mail