"Richard J." wrote in message
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Pat Duffy wrote:
On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 19:26:14 +0000, Pat Duffy wrote:

On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 13:46:06 GMT, Helen Deborah Vecht
wrote:

Pat Duffy typed

I went from Fulham Broadway (Zone 2) to Old Street (Zone 1)
yesterday intending to change from the District to the Northern at
Bank/Monument. However the passageway was closed and there are
signs directing everyone to make this connection at street level.

Is that right? I thought people were being directed down the escalators
to
the DLR and then up the stairs to the Northern Line. The only connection
that is closed is the escalator shaft to the Northern Line [from the
Circle/District platforms]

That's right. However posters at the station say that the stairs between the
Northern line and the DLR are one-way only in the morning peak; downwards.
This allows passengers to arrive on a Northern Line train, take the stairs
down to the DLR, walk along a long passageway and then go up the escalators
(then some stairs) to Monument. The posters ask passengers wanting to make
the opposite journey to walk along King William Street to Bank Station.
There are stickers on all the ticket gates at Monument saying "no access to
Northern Line".

Those who know the layout of Bank/Monument will know that there is a third
underground route from Monument to the Northern Line, which remains open at
all times. It's a bit difficult to describe, but here it is: From Monument,
follows the signs down to the DLR. When you get down to the DLR level you
will walk past the bottom of some stairs back up to the Northern Line (the
ones mentioned above). If there is a member of staff preventing you using
these stairs then do as he suggests and continue along the main passageway
and up the escalators towards the Bank Exit. After a long walk you will see
signs which take you back *down* to the Northern Line, bringing you onto the
platforms at the Bank end. Quite a long way but probably better when it's
raining! London Underground probably don't advertise this at Monument
because it might cause congestion.

Bank/Monument is a complicated and confusing station, complicated further by
the fact that at weekends the Lombard Street ticket hall at Bank Station
(which is the nearest one to Monument) is closed, with some passageways
closed as a result.

PaulO