00:00City Thameslink station will close for more than seven months from May 2027,
00:06while all 10 escalators are replaced. Thameslink trains will continue running through the area,
00:12but they will not stop at the station until late December. Network Rail says the escalators have
00:18been in service for more than 35 years and have reached the end of their operational life.
00:25Recent flooding has also accelerated their deterioration. Passengers are being advised
00:30to use Blackfriars instead, a six-minute walk from the station's Ludgate Hill entrance.
00:36Network Rail says closing the station once is the least disruptive way to complete the work
00:42and improve reliability.
