The Anonymous Widower

The New Track Layout At Bank And Moorgate Stations

This map from cartometro.com shows the new track layout through Bank And Moorgate.

Note.

1. Crossrail is shown in purple.
2. The Central Line is shown in red.
3. The Circle, Hammersmith and City and the Metropolitan lines are shown in yellow and mauve.
4. The Circle, District lines are shown in yellow and green stripes.
5. The Northern Line is shown in black.
6. The Northern City Line, that terminates at Moorgate is also shown in black.

The routes of the Northern Line are now clear from the map.

The Northbound Route Of The Northern Line

The Northbound trains pass through the following platforms.

1. The Easternmost platform, which is numbered 4 at Bank station.
2. The Western Northern Line platform, which is numbered 7 at Moorgate station.

This route of the Northbound tunnel will be identical before and after the works.

The Original Southbound Route Of The Northern Line

Until January this year, the Southbound trains passed through the following platforms.

1. The Eastern Northern Line platform, which is numbered 8 at Moorgate station.
2. The original Western Northern Line platform, which was numbered 3 at Bank station.

Note how the Northbound and Southbound tracks cross between the two stations.

The New Southbound Route Of The Northern Line

The new Southbound route is shown dotted on the map.

• The new Southbound platform is also shown dotted.
• The Northbound and Southbound tracks still cross between the two stations.

The tracks don’t return to standard left-hand running until South of Borough station.

After the line fully-reopens, some time in May this year, the Southbound trains will pass through the following platforms.

1. The Eastern Northern Line platform, which is numbered 8 at Moorgate station.
2. The new Western Northern Line platform at Bank station.

Effectively, the Southbound tunnel has been moved to the West to create more space in Bank station.

Conclusion

The design of the new tunnel appears simple, but I don’t think it was that easy to construct.

April 28, 2022 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Bank Station, Bank Station Upgrade, Crossrail, Moorgate Station, Northern City Line, Northern Line, Tunnels