Meanwhile, engineering works will see no tram services between Wimbledon and Therapia Lane for a fortnight
The access ramp at Birkbeck tram stop is to continue to be out of use for a further five weeks, at least, Transport for London announced this morning.
Works began at Birkbeck, on the Beckenham Junction spur of the tram network, in July, removing step-free access from the stop for what was supposed to be three months. Works were scheduled to end on Friday this week.
No ease of access: works at Birkbeck tram stop are over-running by more than a month
But this morning, Mark Davis, TfL’s general manager for its tram services, issued a statement in which he said: “The step-free access ramp at Birkbeck tram stop will remain unavailable until early December to allow for additional improvement works beyond the initial scope, including installing a new handrail and upgrading lighting by replacing columns.”
Tram services to and from Birkbeck have been unaffacted by the works.
Tram passengers requiring ramp access are being advised to use Elmers End stop, which is half-a-mile away, and can be reached by using a 356 bus.
“We are sorry for the disruption this will cause,” Davis said.
Meanwhile, in unrelated engineering works, almost half the tram network, at the western end of the line between Therapia Lane and Wimbledon, will be out of service for a fortnight, starting this Saturday, October 25.
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