What's Happening at Bank? Northern Line New Platform

[@IstasPumaNevada]

I don't even live on that continent, but now I am heavily invested in the reworking of the Bank tube station. Very clear modelings, nicely done.

[@stevenjlovelace]

Same. I'm in Texas, but love watching videos about the Tube.

[@josephj9828]

Great animation and explanation! I've seen quite a few videos on the new tunnel and upgrades, but they were either static models or put in too much detail, making it confusing and difficult to read.

[@distractionbucket7454]

Cheers, part of the reason I made it was all the plans I could find were static, which I thought made them hard to follow.

[@matpk]

​@@distractionbucket7454EXTEND DLR TO WATERLOO STATION 🎉

[@tomheadington4762]

Glad to see a good 3D model really provides a good clear image of what they're doing :)

[@distractionbucket7454]

I think it only really made sense to me what they were doing when I tried to pull everything together for the model!

[@danspencer862]

That’s the best diagram I’ve seen so far about the Bank changes

[@distractionbucket7454]

Cheers!

[@jamesbutler6253]

Jago and Geoff take note! A picture paints a thousand words. 😜

[@Andrewjg_89]

So the Northern Line at Bank is literally above the DLR whilst work begins to close off the old southbound platform and to add a new southbound platform and to widen the concourse that would connect with the DLR, Waterloo & City Line and the Central Line. Bank station does need a massive upgrade and to have lifts installed which I think it’s great. Very interesting video.

[@distractionbucket7454]

Glad you enjoyed the video! And yes, I think the upgrades and lifts will be very welcome.

[@Andrewjg_89]

@@distractionbucket7454 Indeed. :)

[@sebastianmalton5967]

Having an animation helps a lot. Was not expecting such a large space from Geoff's videos.

[@ZDtue]

Impressive 3D modelling, interactive as well!

[@distractionbucket7454]

Cheers!

[@lfewell2161]

Seen many videos of this project, but still confused as to what exactly is being done, it's now crystal clear, and in just two minutes !

[@riad90]

Just used this fabulous new link at Bank from Central to Northern. Thank you for your 3D explaining what's going on there!

[@marvelfan3148]

No idea how I ended up here but love the video and have now subscribed! The 3D animation really just brings the tube to life 😊 very clearly explained too!

[@distractionbucket7454]

Cheers, I also love unexpected youtube finds!

[@captainkeyboard1007]

As the old saying goes, "A picture is worth a thousand words," it still holds true.

[@IndySidhu88]

It opened May 15th/16th. Sadly the central line link from the Northern and the escalators to Central and DLR from the concourse will NOT been opened till Autumn.

[@lukeeclair7736]

Finally it makes sense! Very clear illustration, thank you.

[@distractionbucket7454]

Glad it was helpful!

[@GustavSvard]

Idea for a video using similar 3D model(s): Why the Waterloo & City line can't (practically) be extended.

[@dmacpher]

More of these please! Hello from Canada

[@jeremypreece870]

This is a really good and clear explanation and makes me instantly understand why this station is being remodelled. Will it happen on time? The question is whether they have already got that new Southbound Northern Line tunnel and platform ready before closing the old one. Does anyone out there know the answer to this? Still, after Themeslink, any overrunning infrastructure work will seem like nothing! If this is all up and running by June 2022, I will be seriously impressed!

[@RonnyRocks799]

Very nice video, I really love 3D diagrams of stations like this, you made my day!

[@lostcarpark]

Very nice modelling and explanation. I think it will be a huge improvement, but I feel they missed an opportunity to move one of the platforms downstairs and have cross platform interchange with DLR.

[@harshilpatel684]

Congrats in finding a new niche!

[@MattBDG]

Would love a video outlining how long the new one way interchange at green park is now

[@patspadd8243]

Hiya DB and very good 2:19 video thanks showcasing bank UG Stn as it’s a Stn I’ve used a lot in the past and look forward to when it gets done in May or June 2022 and love the photo graphics and your voice accent so take care stay safe and cheerio

[@distractionbucket7454]

Cheers

[@richardralph]

Wow. Had no idea they were doing so much work there.

[@peterjones6640]

I use Bank station regularly and it will be great when this is finished as it often ( before Covid) got very busy and cramped, especially when trying to get from Circle line at Monument to Central line.

[@distractionbucket7454]

Yep, having to squeeze along the Northern platforms just to get to the rest of the station was a pain! I'll be glad when that's changed.

[@hens0w]

You should try and avoid that connection, there are better connections at Mile End and Liverpool st. or different routs may be better

[@SmokeyBCN]

@@distractionbucket7454 right now during works the connection forces you along the dlr platforms while they build the northern-dlr escalators.

[@29brendus]

Very well explained, and I particularly like the 'getting rid of the McDonald's' part.

[@LeGrandFromage93]

Great video! Do you know what is happening to the old stairs up and down to the northern line platforms at each end?

[@SmokeyBCN]

I presume retained for access to w&c line, monument and general redundancy.

[@jaypeper]

That's an amazing animation, thank you :)

[@lipkinasl]

Fab animation and explanation.

[@MarkyFormula1]

Excellent video and explantion. I've always hated the layout of Bank. Horrible rat warren maze. This looks much improved.

[@kinkisharyocoasters]

I've heard bank is often the least favorite station for londoners. I wonder what it'll be after this is done

[@distractionbucket7454]

Yeah, I do hope it will be slightly less unpopular after this.

[@kinkisharyocoasters]

@@distractionbucket7454 I don't live in the UK and have only been to some stations, but maybe my least favorite is Heathrow 2/3. It's just very dull (no surprise since it's from the 70s) and a long walk from the terminals, although it can be good to stretch after a long flight. Luckily once Crossrail opens I won't have to worry about the lengthy Piccadilly line trip when I fly to LHR. The inner circle stations that have lost their historic feel at platform level (like Euston Square or Blackfriars) are also visually unappealing.

[@distractionbucket7454]

Was struggling to work out if I have a least favourite station, but agree the circle line stations that got refurbed sometime in the '60s and left since then are looking very drab and unloved now, especially Euston Square. At least at Blackfriars they've re-done the above ground bits as part of the national rail upgrade.

[@ds1868]

@@distractionbucket7454 definitely Euston square for me. Used that for work in the 80s and 90s and is still the same today. Really drab miserable station.

[@grassytramtracks]

All the stations on the Bakerloo line north of Queens Park are really terrible

[@adrianrutterford762]

Thanks for an interesting video.

[@angelamcmahon]

May 2022? Don't Bank on it.

[@hartstukken]

Oooh yes we will, this has been in preparation for a looooong time. Behind closed doors. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKbNdqGjfrSoe68

[@Andrewjg_89]

Lol 😂

[@GustavSvard]

Planned opening is later this same spring? So... nearly all of the construction work is actually done already? Just getting in the last bits to connect it all now?

[@distractionbucket7454]

Yep, as I understand it the new tunnels are mostly already built, and the closure is so they can knock through into the existing line and connect the new tracks.

[@LooselyGrope]

It's been going on behind the scenes since 2016, but the last bit was held up by the pandemic. I think it's ended up about 18 months behind the original schedule. Personally I am really looking forward to the changes- I'm a Northern Line driver and coming into the Bank platforms during rush hour makes me feel sick with nerves because of how crowded they are.

[@1258-Eckhart]

Excellent animation.

[@distractionbucket7454]

Cheers

[@RobynAnarchist]

Is there any reason why the Central Line couldn't get new platforms as well? As anyone who's been to them can prove, they've got a very nasty curve which I always thought was kinda dangerous and should probably get amended. If the Northern Line can get this, I don't see why the Central Line couldn't be considered as well - or is the Line deemed too important to close down long stretches of it for an extended period?

[@ds1868]

Probably due to cost. The current project on the Northern line is well over £1 billion.

[@freddienz]

Great. The clearest visualisation ye! :)

[@distractionbucket7454]

Thanks, much appreciated.

[@peterdowden7694]

These are brilliant and essential to really understand what's going on down there. Do you do requests?

[@distractionbucket7454]

Don't do requests, but open to suggestions

[@peterdowden7694]

@Distraction Bucket well... I have always wondered if connecting Moorgate to Cannon St would work but I think a new stair or escalator as part of Crossrail precludes it.... hard to grasp the 3D topography though.

[@distractionbucket7454]

@@peterdowden7694 I had been thinking about doing Moorgate/Liverpool St at some point as I do think it's fascinating with all the Crossrail tunnels down there. As for extending the Northern City further south- I know many years ago there was a suggestion to extend as far as Lothbury (which would have been so short a distance the back of the train would be leaving Moorgate as the front arrived at the new station!) I vaguely recall that going any further than that would have been problematic because of the Central Line/the Bank of England Vaults, but don't quote me on that. Nowadays, the main Moorgate Crossrail escalators do run across the end of the NCL tunnels, I'm not sure about the exact depths, but all the info I can find online suggests the passage between the two sets of escalators is above the Northern line making it about the same depth as the NCL, meaning it probably doesn't leave enough space, but that's only my best guess.

[@ChoobChoob]

Please make more tubes explained with tubes videos.

[@distractionbucket7454]

Certainly considering it- any suggestions what you'd like to see explained?

[@francisrogers9824]

@@distractionbucket7454 Cross platform transfers. Why they're effective and how they've been implemented on the tube

[@BenTaylor.]

It’s nuts how many views your pulling how are you not growing And it reopens on the 16th of May

[@joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333]

Great video. ☺️ Edit: I just subscribed to ur KZbin channel. Will the old staircase from the Northern Line to the DLR platforms still be there?

[@distractionbucket7454]

Thanks for the subscription! I'm really not sure about the old stairs- they don't seem to be on the public TfL plans, but that might just be because they're missing some details. I plan to go investigate when it opens.

[@joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333]

@@distractionbucket7454 Ur welcome. ☺ Alright.

[@minidrags2]

Great animation - actually more informative than Geoff Marshall's video on the same thing... Does that make me a heretic?? :O

[@distractionbucket7454]

wow, that is heresy, but I think I'll allow it, thanks ;)

[@QuarioQuario54321]

Is the central line going to be step free?

[@distractionbucket7454]

Unfortunately, I don't think it is.

[@simonodenslatt1227]

How does the Waterloo & City line connect? I don't see it in your video.

[@CA-ee1et]

As Skullion said in Porterhouse Blue: "Things work if you leave them alone!" This won't work and is folly beyond contempt.

[@rabd9881]

Good thing you’re not in charge of anything or we’d be stuck in Victorian times

[@mitsuyamaeda-railfan]

日本の地下鉄のように迷宮化して行くのでしょうね。その内、迷宮の主でも現れそう〜。

[@distractionbucket7454]

面白いアイデア、銀行に現れる迷宮の主（申し訳ありませんが、私は日本語を話せないので、Google翻訳がこれを正しく行っていることを願っています！）

[@ChaoticDucc]

Thanks for this. TFL's official model sucks

[@distractionbucket7454]

Cheers, finding it hard to understand the official model is kind of what gave me the idea to make this

[@RedArrow73]

Anytime you can displace a Woke McDonald's, it's a good thing.

[@rabd9881]

Mate they sell burgers and fries what you on about

[@matpk]

EXTEND DLR TO WATERLOO STATION 🎉