Tube station misery as escalator shuts for fortnight of repairs — on day commuters return to work after summer holidays

Thousands of Tube passengers face a fortnight of having to struggle down a 70-step staircase after one of east London’s busiest stations was hit by another escalator shutdown.

Transport for London has closed the “down” escalator at Walthamstow Central station until “mid-September” to enable repairs to improve its reliability.