Final piece in £700m overhaul of Bank tube station in London opens to public

Upgrade to City underground transport hub includes new entrance and ticket hall at Cannon Street

The 700m upgrade of Bank station has been completed after seven years of construction, transforming London Underground's major hub in the City into a like-new, world-class" station.

The opening of a spacious, accessible entrance and ticket hall marks the end of an overhaul that has increased the station capacity by 40% and unpicked a notoriously labyrinthine and busy interchange.