Kentish Town Tube station to remain closed until September

A north London Tube station that was closed for repairs will now likely remain closed until September.

Kentish Town was closed in June last year to upgrade the escalators.

Transport for London (TfL) said that other essential repairs during the upgrade is prolonging its closure.

This includes deep cleaning, painting, installing a new floor and wall tiling, as well as new signage but no compensation scheme is in place for surrounding businesses.

A TfL spokesperson said: "The work to upgrade the escalators at Kentish Town Tube station is progressing well and we are on track to complete the installation of the new escalators this summer.

"However, during unrelated work to improve other parts of the station we identified assets that require essential repair to allow the station to operate safely.

"Our engineers are doing everything possible to reopen the station, which is projected to happen in September, while ensuring that the high standards of safety our colleagues and customers expect on the Tube are met."

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