Caroline Pidgeon AM visited Bank station on Thursday 6th January to meet with Howard Collins and other senior staff from London Underground to look at issues with dealing with rush hour at the station. Caroline was caught up in an emergency evacuation from Bank station at rush hour in the autumn of 2010 and experienced some serious issues with a lack of signage and confusion created by such an evacuation.
“It was good to meet station staff and senior managers from the Underground and to hear about their future plans to transform the station. However we did witness severe overcrowding once again at the station which is daily for commuters. Some improved signage and other systems will help in the short term but it is clear that the major works for Bank station must be carried out as soon as possible” commented Caroline.