Cutty Sark DLR Station Closing for 4 Million Escalator Repairs

The project should cost about £4 million. This station is quite busy and opened back in 1999. People must climb 121 steps, and the small lift is also often broken. All escalators stopped working there.

Transport for London took over upkeep in 2021. They first tried fixing the old escalators, but COVID-19 delayed getting the needed parts. The escalators still had issues after repair, leading TfL to find they must replace them fully.

They now have the money for this project, and plans are getting finalized soon. TfL will announce the closure dates and discuss the project timeline later. Use Greenwich station for now, as signs will direct you to that alternative.

TfL wants better signs at Greenwich and plans to handle any crowding there. People are unhappy about the delays and call the lift “the worst in London.” They complain about very long lines, too.

People sometimes wait twenty minutes to use it. Only a few can fit inside the lift. Commuters say these issues have lasted too long.