Accessible Train stations in London - Bank Station, Cannon Street EC4N 7TW
Address : Cannon Street, London EC4N 7TW
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Bank station now has three ticket halls, six lifts, ten platforms and two 100 metre moving walkways. The Northern lines and DLR are now very accessible with lifts and escalators. Central line is not accessible by a lift and is only accessible via escalators and moving walkways. This station was a Macdonaldsrestaurant until 2014.
Bank Station, the new entrance in Cannon street in April 2023.
Bank Station, the new entrance in Cannon street on a map outside the entrance. See You are here.
Bank Station, the new entrance in Cannon street on a map inside the station entrance. This gives a good visual presentation of where you are located in regards to other local landmarks and stations.
I visited Bank station on 28th April 2023, a week before the Coronation of King Charles III. The improvements to the station at Bank are incredible, with step free access via lifts and escalators too. I entered on a DLR train from Limehouse, and there are choices of escalators or lifts to reach the ground level of the station.
Bank Station Lft Guide to DLR and Northern lines only
These lifts appear to be shared with the Northern line. The entrance / exit was in Cannon street, the new Bank station.
Bank Station 100 metre Walkway towards the central line in April 2023
I also travelled to the Central line at the same station, and apart from a few escalators, and a 100 metre moving walkway, There is NOT a lift to the central line, only escalators. There is also a significant gap onto the Central line trains. I struggle with walking very far, but Bank is now a brilliant station to visit for two of the lines, or more if you are able.
I revisited Bank station on the 9th May 2023. I wanted to test out the accessibility to the Northern line from DLR.
I accessed as usual from Limehouse, and the DLR into Bank station. The travel from the DLR to the Northern lines is either via an escalator, or a lift going up just one level.
The Northern line was entirely accessible. I then travelled onto Kings Cross station on the Northern line and accessed here which was also completely accessible with lifts throughout.
Hallelijah!
I revisited Bank station again on the 4th May 2023. I again entered from Limehouse on the DLR. I wanted to see if it is possible to travel to Monument Station, which was all part of the Bank / Monument tunnel system. The District line was signposted, and a very long escalator was the first stage. There was not a downwards escalator, and people were struggling down this route on a very long set of steps. TFL should give some indication of how far the travel is on their signposts in simplistic terms, like don't go that way!
After quite a long corridor walkway, there was a second very long escalator to arrive at the Monument station. This was just the platforms, there are more stairs to exit the Monument station, but I chose to travel one stop to Cannon street station, which is accessible, in part.
Bank Station, 27 February 2023: New station entrance with step-free access opens on Cannon Street.
Bank station now has three ticket halls, six lifts, ten platforms and two 300ft moving walkways.
The new entrance on Cannon Street has six escalators and dedicated lifts to the Northern line and further down to the DLR platforms.
The Northern and Central line platforms are linked, by two 94m moving walkways, but there is NOT a lift, which makes the central line inaccessible to whellchairs. Three new banks of escalators connect the Northern line with the Central line, Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and the street level.
It has a new 570m southbound tunnel to increase the circulation space at the station and to access the northern line.
IanVisits has some excellent information and pictures
The Bank station overall station 3D imagery
The Bank / Monument station is a conglomerate of stations with considerable travel between the different lines. It was best avoided, even for the able bodied. The new Cannon street access and maybe one other entrance avoid the steps at all other entrances.
A typical entrance to Bank station which still exists, but so much better since the upgrade elsewhere in the station.
Underground lines : Central, Northern, DLR, Waterloo & City.
The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a fully accessible railway for people using wheelchairs. All DLR stations have a lift or ramp access to the platforms, with level access onto the trains. All lifts have alarms enabled, which allow you to talk directly with a member of DLR staff should you experience any problems. The gap between the platform edge and the train is 7.5cm wide and the step up or down from the platform to the train is 5cm high. Most wheelchair users find getting on and off smoothest with the largest wheel first.
AccessAble Access Guide :
There is also an accessible toilet on the paid side of the station entrance, plus two lifts down to the Northern and DLR platforms. But there is no lift at the central line end of the walkway, just escalators, so a step but not a wheelchair friendly option.
General description : A very large station involving considerable distances to change underground lines including 16 separate entrances, mostly very inaccessible.
wikiTFL have a rather long document on the build and design
DLR
Just for interest, here is Cannon street (EC4)(City) in 1922, one hundred years ago.
Cannon street EC4, City in 1922 including streets, stations and pubs
North side.
11 Golden Last
.. Friday street is between 15 and 17
.. Bread street is between 25 and 27
37 Old Red Lion
.. here is Red Lion court
53 Worthington & Co, brewers
53 Skinners Arms
.. here are Bow lane & Queen Victoria street
65 Sugar Loaf
.. here is Queen street
.. Budge row & Walbrook between 87 and 89
89 Cannon Tavern
91 Town & Country Wine Co Ltd
[95 A later addition - Cannon]
[103 A later addition - All Bar One]
109 London Stone
.. ere is Salters court leading to Whistlers court & Oxford court
St Swithins Church
.. here is St Swithins lane
.. Abchurch lane is between 131 and 135
135 White Hart
..After 149 are Nicholas lane and King William street
South side
.. here are Old Change & St Pauls churchyard
.. Distaff lane between 6 and 8
.. Friday street between 18 and 20
.. Bread street between 22 and 24
.. Queen Victoria street between 34 and 38
38 Metropolitan & District Railway (Mansion House Station)
38 Spiers & Pond Lim, restaurant
.. here is Garlick hill
.. Queen street between 50 and 52
.. College hill between 56 and 62
.. Dowgate hill after 76
South Eastern & Chatham Railway Station
Cannon Street hotel
78 Dyers Arms
.. Bush lane between 84 and 86
94 and 96 Cock and Bottle
.. here is Laurence Pountney hill
.. Laurence Pountney lane between 108 and 110
.. Martin lane between 114 and 116
After 126 are Crooked lane and King William street