UK train station with 7million passengers a year reopens TODAY after 10-month closure for £2.5m revamp
A UK train station that welcomes more than seven million passengers a year will reopen its doors today after being closed for almost a year.
The London station has undergone a £2.5m revamp with major upgrades to the escalators, which frequently caused travel disruptions.
The opening follows a campaign to replace the old escalators that dates back to 1999.
More than 3,000 people signed the petition after failing escalators at Cutty Sark routinely caused closures.
As a result, thousands of passengers were forced to take the 121 station steps instead.
Four new escalators have been installed in “the most complex escalator replacement scheme ever undertaken on the DLR and the London Underground“.
The shiny new escalators will be up and running from today – eight days earlier than TfL had announced – and should last the station 30-40 years.
The station is also much brighter as the escalators have rows of lights and the area has been whitewashed.
The pale blue panels have been replaced with white panels, which reflect light much better and have a noticeable effect on the station’s appearance.
A new lift has also been installed as well as energy-efficient lighting, upgraded safety features, local artwork, and a new raised ceiling.
Seb Dance, Deputy Mayor for Transport, told The Sun previously that it was “fantastic” the major upgrade at Cutty Sark DLR station could be delivered earlier than expected.
Before it closed, Cutty Sark was the third busiest station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), after Canary Wharf and Limehouse.
