Tottenham Court Road has become the 71st Tube station providing step-free access, making travel in central London easier for older and disabled people and other customers who find it difficult to use stairs or escalators. It will give a greater choice of travel options for everyone, and will directly benefit parents and carers with children and buggies.
Tottenham Court Road station has been completely modernised and expanded so that it can meet the needs of London’s rapidly growing population, with new features including: three new entrances, and one further refurbished entrance; a ticket hall five times larger than the original; eight new escalators; and six new lifts providing step-free access.
The station has also undergone significant work in preparation for the new Elizabeth line that will run through the station next year and will provide step-free access along its entire route. The expanded ticket hall and added escalators mean that the station is equipped to deal with a projected increase in demand of around 30% when the Elizabeth line comes into service.
The station upgrade has been designed so that it will be able to deal with future increases in demand, such as the planned Crossrail 2 project, which includes Tottenham Court Road on its route.
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