TfL’s new ticket hall at Paddington Tube station opens with enhanced accessibility
Posted: 25 September 2024 | Global Railway Review | No comments yet
The new ticket hall at Paddington Tube station offers direct, step-free access to the Bakerloo line for the first time, significantly improving accessibility and user experience at one of London’s busiest transport hubs.


Credit: Transport for London
Transport for London (TfL) has announced that the new ticket hall at Paddington Tube station, serving the Bakerloo line, has officially opened, providing TfL customers with direct, step-free access from street level to platform for the first time. The facility features two lifts and is part of the broader Paddington Square development, located beneath an 18-storey crystalline building in a new 1.35-acre public piazza.
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