Manor House tube exit clossure: a symptom of a wider issue

Jim Waterson's London Centric added a few paragraph to his update today that revealed how the issue of the recently long-closed Exit 6 at Manor House id part of a much wider issue of disrepair on the London Underground:

Last month London Centric brought you the news that Angel tube station in Islington could be forced to shut due to its rapidly deteriorating escalators. But, as figures obtained by Elly Baker, Labour’s transport spokesperson on the London Assembly, show, it’s far from the only station in trouble.

Over the last 18 months, faulty lifts and escalators forced London Underground stations to completely close 108 times. Between April 2025 and March of this year there were 69 full closures, more than once a week.

The figures are further evidence that the capital’s transport network is struggling following years of underinvestment in maintenance, an issue that TfL blames on a lack of funding from central government.

Baker said: “This should be a wake-up call for TfL. It’s time to prioritise investment in renewing and maintaining this vital travel infrastructure so that all passengers can feel confident when using the tube.”