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connection to Monument[edit]

The connection to Monument is an escalator, not a Travolator. There is a moving walkway (no longer an Otis Travolator) in the complex, between the W&C platforms and the Central Line. More at CULG (natch). --rbrwr 13:59, 28 June 2003 (UTC)[reply]

The moving walkway runs between the booking hall and the W&C not the Central line and W&C Wilmot1 15:36, 21 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

As a passenger who uses it a lot I know that 'Bank Northern' is effectively closer to 'Monument District' platforms than they are to 'Bank Central'. For all practical purposes to get to Central from Northern one is walking the full length of King William Street underground. 92.10.41.176 (talk) 04:45, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

WWII bomb[edit]

A WWII bomb hit the Bank junction in the 1940s, killing several people, collapsing a large part of the subway and disrupting traffic above. News of the bomb was suppressed to avoid giving the Germans a propaganda victory. It would be useful to include this in the article, but I don't have the full details. Anyone? Lee M 01:13, 29 Nov 2003 (UTC)

"The Underground at War" has the exact date, casualty lists, etc.:

http://www.cwgcuser.org.uk/personal/subterra/lu/tuaw.htm

http://www.cwgcuser.org.uk/personal/subterra/lu/tuawcafa.htm#bank

--rbrwr

Split?[edit]

Although they are connected, the stations are surely so far apart that they should have their own seperate articles. Lord Cornwallis (talk) 12:59, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Could we at least have the correct lat-longs for each bit? Railwayfan2005 (talk) 21:37, 10 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Post Office line[edit]

I am not sure if this is the correct place to add my comment. I remember using Bank/Monument station when I was aged 11 in 1968, as far as I can recall there was an additional underground train line that was operated by the post office. The trains were smaller than the Central Line trains and the train conveyed passengers as well as parcels. Is this correct?

adlington.robert@gmail.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.130.247.70 (talk) 10:50, 9 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That'll be London Post Office Railway a.k.a. Mail Rail. "Passengers" were only carried on special occasions. Nick Cooper (talk) 10:53, 9 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

New title[edit]

Woudln't it be sensible to rename this article simply Bank-Monument station, considering that it is also served by the DLR (not part of the London Underground)? Don Quixote is awesome (talk) 19:32, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Just moved it - never mind. Don Quixote is awesome (talk) 19:34, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think this should move to Bank and Monument stations. We seem to be inventing a double barrel name here that doesn't exist outside Wikipedia. [1] MRSC (talk) 05:48, 4 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Actually quite a few TfL and media sources call it Bank-Monument. I think the main talking point is usually the complex which surrounds the three stations (Bank LU, Monument LU and Bank DLR). CrossHouses (talk) 06:15, 4 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Have you got links? I see bank and monument far more than Bank-Monument. In particular from TfL sources [2] [3] MRSC (talk) 09:02, 4 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Future Developments[edit]

This section states that when the lift access was closed "access for the mobility-impaired was lost". It is highly unlikely that there ever was any "access for the mobility-impaired". At other stations lift shafts (both in use and disused) do not reach to platform level. There is a mezzanine level reached by stairs from the platforms, allowing a single bank of lifts for side platforms. Island platforms have insufficient space in the cross passages to fit a bank of lifts. Also the ticket office was unlikely to have a lift to the street.

Requested move[edit]

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The result of the move request was: page moved. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:16, 25 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Bank–Monument station → Bank and Monument stations – Per User:MRSC's remarks above. A cursory Google search will reveal 'Bank and Monument stations' is far more common than 'Bank–Monument station' to refer to this station complex. — lfdder 03:43, 18 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support move - as nominated. Far more common usage and used by TfL. MRSC (talk) 06:21, 18 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support - Nom's WP:COMMONNAME argument seems to hold true at first glance. I'm not sure I'd go as far as to say the name is far more common though. NickCT (talk) 14:50, 18 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Looking over the history here it seems like we are correcting a bad move from 2010. Looks like there was a discussion about it that fizzled out. NickCT (talk) 14:58, 18 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment TfL seem to use both depending on the medium, context and possibly person. Certainly the service status updates broadcast on the PA come from "the control room at Bank-Monument". On the ground it's one complex that comprises two stations, so my gut feeling is that both official and common usage prefer "Bank-Monument" when thinking of it as a single complex and "Bank and Monument" when thinking of it as two stations so neither is "wrong". Without having looked at any evidence yet, I would not be surprised if "Bank and Monument" was more dominant in common usage as passengers will be more often referring to in contexts where the two-station thought pattern makes sense from their point of view. Passengers will more than likely be doing the majority of the commenting due to their overwhelming numerical advantage over staff. Thryduulf (talk) 02:15, 19 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support The station signs on the Central and Northern lines say "Bank"; those on the District say "Monument". Two names, so "and" is logical here. If they ever alter the platform signage to "Bank-Monument", we can move back. --Redrose64 (talk) 10:08, 19 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support They are two LU stations with different names which happen to have an underground walkway (and now, it seems, a common control room), if that is enough to make it a "complex". WP:OSE doesn't help much as Paddington is two stations with the same name that have one article, yet Hammersmith is two stations with the same name but two articles. Davidships (talk) 18:16, 19 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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List of OSI[edit]

According to TfL[4], free OSIs are only valid for Bank and Monument with surrounding NR stations but not other tube stations, i.e. Cannon Street and Liverpool Street. I wonder if it's still free to touch out Bank-Monument, in/out Liverpool Street NR and lastly in Liverpool Street tube. -- Sameboat - 同舟 (talk · contri.) 01:45, 10 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]