Maintenance work to upgrade lifts at Clapham Junction station began yesterday (Monday, October 18).

The six month project will ensure every platform at the station has a reliable lift, following a high number of faults and failures that have limited step-free access to and from Clapham Junction.

Each lift will be worked on one at a time, which means the maintenance work will only affect passengers on certain routes for a limited period of time during the full six months.

The first platforms to have lift maintenance work are Platforms 1 and 2, resulting in no step-free access at Clapham Junction for passengers travelling to or from Stratford and Dalston Junction.

As work on each lift is scheduled to last twelve days, step-free access at Platforms 1 and 2 are set to resume on Friday 29 October.

A spokesperson for Network Rail said: "The much-needed work will improve reliability for passengers for years to come.

"Work will start on Monday 18 October, and to minimise the impact on passengers, only one lift will be out of service at a time.

"The works are expected to be completed by Friday 25 March 2022.

Passengers who require step-free access at Clapham Junction can contact South Western Railway's 24 hour dedicated assisted travel team on 0800 5282 100.

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