New Bond Street Tube Station

Bond Street Station Upgrades have been completed and the new station entrance opened on the 17th November 2017.
There's a new ticket hall, plus two new escalators and FOUR new lifts bringing step free access to both the Central and Jubilee lines. We catch up for a quick word with Mark Wild too - the managing director of LU.

[@LostFleet]

If you feel alone because no one is sharing your enthusiasm for new elevators please don't, there are few of us in this world who totally get you and get excited for all these little details, thanks for the great video :)

[@TechRyze]

It’s good to know in advance about Station facilities, entrances and connections. I don’t visit Bond Street often, but this could save me loads of time at some point in the future.

[@charliehallam]

I have to wonder if the guys who keep an eye on the cctv think 'who's that weirdo (meant in the nicest way possible) with the camera?' Only to realise 'oh, it's Geoff' lol.

[@wholesalewarehouseltd.9129]

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[@cosmicsyzygy3250]

God, I love transport nerds. You always manage to make the everyday so interesting and joyful. Thank you for that.

[@ZGryphon]

I love how bemused the people are that this random gent with a camera is delightedly telling them that the lifts are new.

[@Joshyboy1928]

And that fact about where the post office rail is is amazing!

[@LeeRender1980]

What a maze it has created, especially using the lifts with all the sub-levels listed in - brings a whole new meaning of going South to go North!!! But I'm sure people will get used to it. Like all crossways / interconnecting corridors is them snaking around existing tubes including the Mail tubes...but at least it's ready for CrossRail

[@DazzaS83]

Lee Render easier than kings cross/st Pancras labyrinth

[@Outfrost]

It's like a live puzzle in a video game - once you figure it out you can complete the level quicker :))

[@rudimental8917]

Nothing compared to Japan's Osaka and Tokyo underground lines

[@jamessmith6402]

Good video Geoff 👍 I'll be in London in a few weeks and I'll think of you when I'm passing through Bond Street Station

[@CharlieFlemingOriginal]

So clean and clinical. It will be very busy and dirty once the Liz Line opens and everyone wants to go shopping on Oxford Street and Bond Street.

[@andreww4473]

I love these videos, Geoff - they feed my inner nerd! Thank you!

[@sizzlemann]

Looking forward to getting my first London experience and tube ride next week. Thanks for the videos. They are helpful!

[@LinxFox]

Wow those lifts are loud, remind me of some Otis hydraulic ones here with the super loud fans.

[@antwto8784]

Absolutely love nothing more than exploring London on my own.

[@grahamh5913]

I love how you're telling people about the new lift's Geoff. Love all of your videos, keep up the stellar work and a massive thanks.

[@ShwervinMervin]

Absolutely awesome. I don’t live in London, but have been fascinated about the underground for a few years now. It just shows how the underground is being updated to fit the capacity of even MORE people!

[@SaturnCanuck]

Brilliant. Watched it twice (why did it go down?) Anyway, Geoff, I just wanted to say I love your videos. As a Canadian (from Toronto) I have been enthused by the Tube since my first ride as a small boy back in 1968. I enjoy your videos and keep them coming. BTW, I have a Tube map from 1968 without the Victoria line.

[@brian9731]

I was in Toronto with my family in June. Being a Londoner, I am used to the underground system here and I liked the Toronto system, probably because it's closer in nature to London than, say the New York Subway which is much more functional

[@douglasrenniecowie]

Douglas

[@cuboperu]

Wooow !

[@SteveMorton]

This video was very useful to me this morning, as a very infrequent visitor to London from aboard (That Europe!) I found myself coming out that new station entrance which I've never been through before, but I remembered watching your video when you published it so I felt confident !! Thank you.

[@adamrozlilek]

Thanks for your videos Geoff, I share the enthusiasm with you, and also appreciate your new more dynamic style of vlogging (if I may call it that way. Looking forward for new posts! :)

[@robertseaton2450]

Really love your videos. I dont live in London anymore and I miss it very much. I always liked walking around new stations. Great job keep it up.

[@stephenreed1293]

Thanks for letting us all known about this, Geoff. I shall be making a journey this afternoon from Letchworth Garden City to Bank, via Bond Street.

[@sihollett]

All those signs with blank panels waiting for the Elizabeth Line to open so they can wind up Geoff (and others).

[@vanillasplash6198]

Hope there’s an ‘All the Elizabeth line’ stations type thing

[@felixw19]

Can you please say Crossrail? Because the "Elizabeth Line" is NOT a Metro line, but heavy rail, similar to the "S-Bahn" in Germany, so the therm "Line" shouldn't be used, because that is for Underground lines only!

[@sihollett]

I'm still waiting for a Secrets of the Overground part 3 with the 2015 additions in East London.

[@HyperVenomProduction]

DS9TREK It's bait. Don't argue.

[@brian9731]

Crossrail is presumably called that because unlike most mainline routes, it goes right through rather than terminating. One of its purposes is to supplement the Central Line which is at capacity - I got this on good authority from my friend who is a project manager for the Crossrail construction.

[@Joshyboy1928]

It's so exciting to see this open, having seen all the new corridors and entrances ways hidden for years as they were being built.

[@IainG81]

brilliant video Geoff. love the Liz line flash. 😁

[@jayvonwebb4864]

I use it almost everyday and these new upgrades to the station are really helpful.

[@waynerooo]

Yet another great video Geoff, thanks from sunny LA!

[@PinderProductions]

Good to see the upgrade is complete. Looks shiny.

[@LiftFan]

Thanks for showing us where the lifts are - I must visit them in my next visit to London! It's an ideal city for me; trains, lifts, buses and trams... Just realised, they'll also have to change the little blob on the map now.

[@muftiharits]

3:33 I like how you explain to us the eastbound/westbound trains while the actual trains are in the platform. perfect coincidence!

[@no_one_of_that_name_here]

See, this is why I stay up so late! To catch gems like this. 🚇🎉🌛

[@QPRTokyo]

Thank you for your hard work. I enjoy your videos.

[@gavinsadventuresinterests.]

The last time i went to London for the day on my own back in 2015 all of that work was still under constructuon. It looks really nice now that it's all fully completed with the addition of the new Elizabeth Line station now at Bond Street as well. I wonder if they have completed all of the refurbishment work at Marble Arch Tube station as well because that was still ongoing when i was also there back in 2015. This was all part of the Tube Upgrade Plan that Transport for London & London Underground was doing over a 10 year period. Upgrading the Tube Stations in London with new trains, new signalling system and new train track and ticket offices. I wonder if it's still ongoing now in January 2023.

[@bloomcomputing]

That is quite a maze for those that need step free access, going down to go back up is quite something!

[@bobparsons77]

Love the flow, used Bond St in the 60s!!

[@jagdeepkaul1261]

This guy is like a kid in a candy store lol, i love how excited he is over the Tube's latest addition lol

[@Mswhisperlilly]

Loving all your underground videos Geoff. 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

[@wuzzt149]

0:45 You didn't count the steps!! However was the number of steps equivalent to a 15 storey building?

[@hampshirewanderer5078]

0:18 DON'T STAND ON THE LEFT!!!!!

[@gymnasiast90]

Escalators are an exception, as the custom was introduced to the Underground by an American (Charles Yerkes).

[@brian9731]

Thank you gymnasiast. I often wondered why it's stand on the right.

[@vx1dz]

Hampshire Wanderer

[@aethanblake1856]

I went through the New entrance on Sunday and it was so quiet thought it was gonna be so busy but it was so interesting it looks like the animation they released the other year it shows that crossrail is on its way

[@HenrysAdventures]

Very interesting video! I must go and explore it myself sometime.

[@lam6786]

7:47 "but not till next year" lmaooooooo

[@tajis6660]

11:04 Yup, it's still at "it's still to come." Although, they have now said it'll likely open next month i.e. November 2022, I won't be suprised if their definition of November 2022 for TfL means 2023.

[@luvlimiss2007]

I love your excitement!

[@halcyondaystunes]

I was about to say someone is going to ask you to have a badge on to film....them there was...great video as always.

[@Leoleo-dz2xs]

Im not a train enthusiasts but actually your videos are very interesting

[@jonhandle]

Great vid as always Geoff

[@Tgbec]

If you use the lifts to get down to the platforms, is there anywhere to tap in?

[@MultiDeckerReece]

All together now : Crossrail!

[@TroyVan6654]

*Elizabeth Line

[@Kingofbuses2013]

I really like your video of Bond Street station

[@joanneslater6254]

Geoff I love your vids I haven’t been to London for 2years and I am going next Tuesday

[@leqin]

I feel a new series coming on - All The Lifts

[@TaylaHolland]

All of them

[@rupeoverlay3153]

Geoff you are such a nerd, it’s fantastic. Keep making videos

[@OlanKenny]

All the lifts? Has that joke been made?

[@watson956]

I'd suggest "Lift-a-palooza" instead :)

[@Lando_P1]

I like the style of this video. Keep it up

[@garymorgan75]

I’ve never used London Underground for many years you’re making me want to use it

[@TransportNut89]

Step free access finally!! I can finally use it

[@DavBlc7]

unfortunately, most tube stations all over London are not step free!!! LT ruled out upgraded Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square tube stations cos they are listed buildings! Huh!

[@AdamSalter93]

Awesome vid, looks really impressive (and clean!) When you get the chance, could you do a vid on the Bank/Monument upgrade? They’ve changed the Monument Ticket Hall with a new ‘Control Centre’, putting a new ‘Bloomberg’ entrance in at Bank and possibly moving the Northern Line Platforms. I will admit to a slight bias as someone who worked on the project.

[@glasscranks5694]

Geoff, Another great video. Feedback for TfL - The labels for the lift buttons should match the colour of the line.

[@rsdworker]

intersting - there is 5th lift (possibly to connect to crossrail platforms) - i think its from interchange passageway not sure but i think one of lifts might go to crossrail access point

[@yousufislam6578]

love your videos keep it up.

[@2themoon863]

So, two plus years on, were you right about those doors (at 7:37)behind the gate being to a Crossrail station-or where does those doors lead to? And at 5:51: is that the original/former tube for the Underground?

[@brian9731]

I was at Bond Street on Wednesday just ahead of the "big reveal". As I was in work/commuter mode, I just went rushing through - Jubilee to Central - and missed what must've been lots clues to the imminent opening. Update: was back at Bond Street today. Decided to use the new lifts to see the shiny new corridors. Enlightened a couple of what turned out to be first time London tourists about how new that part was, not that it meant much to them.

[@cybergreghu]

Great video! Looks like I'm watching a third-person video game with very realistic graphics :) With all those lifts and corridors... On a slightly related note - because you talked about illuminating Way Out signs: at Farringdon they are illuminated towards Turnmill Street when the exit is actually closed! Very annoying! You could do a video about it...

[@TheOrangeAngle]

Funny this is getting recommended to me now, as Bond Street is the only one of the core CrossElizPurpLine to not open on time

[@laurencelowne8454]

Not clear whether the old entrance from the shopping Centre still exists? Looks like I might have to plan a visit.

[@CLechleitner42]

You forgot to actually put in the link to the great postoffice railway where you are pointing to or anywhere. Well, what do I expect from a lift boy ;-) Kidding, love your vids no matter the channel. Regards, Christoph from Austria

[@RoSi4You]

*I think, TfL need to start to pay You for those videos, if they not doing that already.* Thank You for exciting video!

[@TechGaming45]

Awesome, I use bond street to use the Jubilee line.

[@zitzong]

All the lifts!!

[@foxslifts]

Aaron Hayward yes!

[@ziyad20151]

Wow I like the new station

[@TubeSpotter77]

I love the jubilee line!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@spinba11]

5:10, according to the station master app it wasn’t there, also are there any parts of the central line that a level with the train

[@TransportNut89]

Help! How do I find the lifts at the Jubilee line? As went there on Saturday and the signs pointing to the lift were still covered over! Also according to the step free map there are lifts from the central line to Liverpool street station. But again couldn't find it! Thanks!

[@geofftech2]

there are no lifts to the Central Line at Liverpool Street. there is a lift down to the EASTBOUND ONLY of the sub-surface lines, but definitely not the Central ...

[@TransportNut89]

Geoff Marshall ah okay! Thanks for the clarification!

[@Duncan1974]

Hey Geoff nice vid as always.....this is not related to this video but as I’m here I’ll ask anyway, I’ve always wanted to know, at the stations where the platforms have a glass barrier at the platform edge to stop people going on to the tracks, how do the trains always manage to stop in the perfect position so that the doors align with the doors on the barrier, what if the train overshoots? Do the drivers have to practice like mad to get the perfect alignment?

[@geofftech2]

Computer controlled, the drivers aren’t stopping the trains, the whole of the jubilee is computer controlled - which is why there are no signals on it anymore!

[@russellbeeker731]

Gotta whole lot of lifts, but good intel, and I'm sure you've already got a follow-up planned.

[@viengsamphet]

been waiting for this

[@ahpadt]

Like the new music!

[@lkokonya]

That "NO ENTRY" sign is from the Central Line platforms

[@katebygrave]

All those corridors and lifts, it’s like Escape from Wolfenstein.

[@TransportNut89]

Could you do an update on Tottenham court road station please. Also any news on when Victoria sub surface line's become step free? Thanks

[@alfieduckett1129]

9:33 idk why but that really made me laugh loll Great video!

[@petersibthorpe2181]

Geoff there was no link to the PO railway that you pointed too. Great video though.

[@TukayAway]

Did somebody have a load of lifts to flog when rebuilding the station? I can't believe that there wasn't a neater solution to all of that.

[@sav7568]

He's like a kid with a new toy.

[@LouieODonoghue]

Hi Geoff, love your videos, very informative. Was wondering do you know if there are any ventilation improvement happening to the central line in zones 1/2? Will crossrail improve ventilation do you think?

[@lawrencesimmons5093]

10.50 I recall instructing Parliamentary agents to protect the Post office underground railway!!!

[@jakegtr]

Why did they not put screen doors on the Jubilee platform?

[@norman1859]

could the staff only floors be something to do with crossrail

[@networkerfan]

4:13 that's the stairs to the Central line as an interchange between the central and jubilee lines

[@bowlingkingpin]

What do the blue/purple tags on the walls mean? They're numbered x/xxx or xx/xxx

[@nathanselmi9470]

Quick question. Will the new Crossrail stations be labelled with the National Rail symbols on the tube map?

[@geofftech2]

an excellent question ... ! the whole 'tube' map (really TfL Map) of next year - December 2018 - is going to be fascinating to see ...

[@ninesquared81]

I think it should have a colour (I think it's going to be purple) but have two thin parallel lines, rather than a solid line (similar to the DLR), so it is not confused for a Tube Line. As for whether they should have a National Rail symbol, I don't think so, unless there is interchange with National Rail services (e.g. at Abbey Wood)

[@blancobaby]

You should do an all the busses series in London where you travel the full length of the routes in order.

[@jackcooper384]

“Its all new, nones using it.” Then Geoff Marshall comes in and uses it and some other people start to come in, Geoff they must have known that you were going to be there.

[@joeturner1597]

Do you have to sign a route card?

[@mikecawood]

I imagine that closed off section with work in progress will eventually lead to the Elizabeth Line.

[@themightywhoosh123]

“Not in service”. I always wait to see what comes through when I see that.

[@OofBerry1]

10:41 you didn’t put the post office railway link in but still great video :)

[@mariosphere]

A corridor with a "no entry" sign is kinda like a shiny red button with a "don't touch" sign. 🤣

[@amyamy1507]

😂😂😂 I’m just imagining a bunch of tube workers gathered around a screen watching a random man going up and down and up and down on the lifts

[@FerrisBueller468]

If there are no ticket barriers - do people get in without paying?? Pretty sure I saw some ticket barriers there.

[@arihdenal4026]

Alexander Chelsea Ticket Machines

[@Wasserfeld.]

So glad they're getting new ticket machines but I guess they had to put NR ones here for Crossrail anyway. I can't be the only one where current LU ones do my head in when paying by card. (Btw, I was the one who awkwardly said hi and Syd station the other day, sorry about that lool).

[@geofftech2]

ha ha! hey Lee! i would have stopped to chat but was running from the train! (i caught it). i think i said "hello" though, hello!!

[@Wasserfeld.]

Yes Hello! Haha! I was buying a ticket very quickly to catch mine as well!

[@ellenkingsley]

So that's both Tottenham Court Road and Bond Street have now opened their upgrades I'm still confused over the whole Crossrail/Elizabeth Line naming I'm calling it Crossrail as there are covered up signs at Tottenham Court Road with Crossrail underneath

[@geofftech2]

TfL''s official name for 'Crossrail' is "The Elizabeth Line". but there are main that will continue to call it "Crossrail" - the name it's had for over 30 years, and does what it says on the tin. After all, it's not a tube line.

[@ellenkingsley]

Geoff Marshall totally agree with you 100% definitely Crossrail

[@londonbusexplorer]

7:44 Must have been hell adding that text above