Patrick McLoughlin visits Victoria tube station to see progress on £700M work

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin today visited Victoria tube station to see improvements that will transform over two million journeys a week.

The station is currently being upgraded by Transport for London (TfL), where progress is being made as part of the £700M investment to transform one of the busiest stations in London.

The station serves passengers on three major tube lines, commuters coming into London from across the south-east and tourists heading to or from Gatwick airport.

The transport secretary began his journey to the station on a brand new electric bus, part of a growing fleet of greener buses that aim to bring down the level of emissions across the capital. He also travelled in the cab of one of the 191 British-built Bombardier trains.

This week saw the addition of the 150th new S-Stock tube train, increasing capacity by as much as 25%, improving passenger information and offering significant energy savings.

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: “A transformed Victoria will be a world-class hub ensuring quicker, easier journeys for passengers in London and the millions of people across the south of England who travel into the station.

“Carrying out this immense project while millions of people a week pass through this station is an impressive feat of engineering and showcases exactly the sort of high-level skills helping transform our transport network across the country.”

Improvements include a new underground north ticket hall, larger south ticket hall, nine new escalators, a new interchange tunnel, and new lifts between ticket halls and platforms.

The works are due to be completed in 2018, easing congestion and improving accessibility.

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