Colindale: Tube station to shut for building works

A Tube station in north-west London will close for six months this summer for upgrade work.

Colindale station will close from 7 June until December, with passengers told to use buses to nearby stations.

The entrance, which was built in the 1960s, will be replaced with a "landmark" building with a spacious ticket hall, Transport for London (TfL) said.

TfL said the work would help the station serve the "growing community".

It will also include the installation of a lift and new staircases.

TfL said the station upgrade was due to be finished completely in autumn 2025.

In December, a temporary pedestrian passageway will open for passengers to access Colindale's platforms via the existing ticket hall and new staircases.

During the closure, customers have been advised to use buses to reach Northern line stations at Burnt Oak or Hendon Central, Jubilee line station Kingsbury or Thameslink services at Mill Hill Broadway.

Barry Rawlings, leader of Barnet Council, said: "Colindale is one of the fastest-growing neighbourhoods in London, with a population that has expanded by 70% over the last 10 years.

"The redevelopment of the Tube station is desperately needed as it reaches capacity by 2026 and, left undone, will stifle our plans to further regenerate the area."

He said he recognised the inconvenience of closing the station and said the council would work with TfL to ensure alternative travel routes were provided.

TfL said there would also be track closures along the Northern line between Golders Green and Edgware between April and July to facilitate the upgrade works at Colindale station.

The upgrade is being funded by the government's Levelling Up Fund with contributions from Barnet Council, local developers and TfL.

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