Freedom of Information request - King's Cross Underground - Pentonville Road entrance
Request ID: FOI-1510-2122 Date published: 03 November 2021
You asked
Dear Transport for London,
The Pentonville Road entrance to Kings Cross Underground Station was closed shortly after the start of COVID 19.
Please can you advise whether the entrance is intended to be reopened soon according to its previous hours, of 7am-8pm weekdays; and/or share any documents related to this ongoing closure.
We answered
TfL Ref: 1510-2122
Thank you for your request received by us on 11 October 2021 asking for information about the Pentonville Road entrance to Kings Cross London Underground Station.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold some of the information you require. You asked for the following:
The Pentonville Road entrance to Kings Cross Underground Station was closed shortly after the start of COVID 19.
Please can you advise whether the entrance is intended to be reopened soon according to its previous hours, of 7am-8pm weekdays; and/or share any documents related to this ongoing closure.
We can advise that there are no immediate plans to open this entrance, which has been closed since 23 March 2020 at the start of the pandemic. This is because a review is taking place to determine the long term position for the entrance as the building is in need of improvement works to bring it up to standard.
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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Yours sincerely
Jasmine Howard FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
