London Underground station to close for 9 weekends as 14-storey development built on top

A busy Tube station is set to close for nine weekends as works begin on a huge new development that will be built over the top of the station. The 14-storey high development will be home to office space, shops, restaurants and an affordable space to work, and will be built over Southwark Tube station.

Transport for London (TfL) has said 429 student rooms, as well as 40 affordable homes, could be built as part of the development works. The affordable homes would be built in a second standalone building adjacent to the Jubilee line station.

The design of these buildings, TfL adds, will 'complement' existing nearby structures, and surrounding streets, such as Isabella Street, The Cut, and Joan Street, which be retained 'instead of stopped-up and developed'.

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As a result of the building works, the Underground station will be closed between Fridays and Sunday for nine weeks, beginning on Friday November 22 from 11pm. The station will reopen on Monday, November 25. Jubilee line services will not be stopping at the station after this until the start of traffic on Monday morning.

The station will be closed on the following dates:

• Friday November 22 (after 11pm), Saturday November 23 and Sunday 24,

• Friday December 13 (after 11pm), Saturday December 14 and Sunday 15,

• Friday January 10 2025 (after 11pm), Saturday January 11 and Sunday 12,

• Friday January 17 (after 11pm), Saturday January 18 and Sunday 19,

• Friday February 7 (after 11pm), Saturday February 8 and Sunday 9,

• Friday February 21 (after 11pm), Saturday February 22 and Sunday 23,

• Friday March 7 (after 11pm), Saturday March 8 and Sunday 9,

• Friday March 21 (after 11pm), Saturday March 22 and Sunday 23,

• Friday April 4 (after 11pm), Saturday April 5 and Sunday 6.

During the closures, Transport for London advises travellers to use Waterloo station, which is a 12 minute walk away according to Google. Keep up to date with the latest information by using TfL's Journey Planner and the TfL Go app.

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