00:00Angel Underground Station will become exit-only at weekends from the 2nd of January, as Transport
00:06for London works to extend the life of its ageing escalators. The station's escalators are 35 years
00:13old, with the longest set stretching more than 60 metres and rising 27 metres. TfL says limited
00:20government funding has prevented investment in replacement ones. The station will operate
00:25normally on weekdays, allowing passengers to enter and leave as usual. But at weekends,
00:31passengers starting journeys at Angel are being advised to use alternative stations,
00:36including Kings Cross, St Pancras, Old Street, Orhybury and Islington. Design work on replacements
00:42is due to begin in autumn.
