Archway Station to become accessible to all.

Welcoming news indeed. Plans have finally been announced to install lifts at Archway Tube station (Northern Line) as part of Transport for London's (TfL) long term £10 billion Investment Programme strategy.

Archway station needs modernising - it's not a pleasant environment at the moment. For those travelling late at night it is even rather creepy. TfL’s target is to make a third of the Tube network “step-free” by 2013 and including Archway in this plan is wonderful.

An exhibition of the plans to install two new lifts alongside existing stairs and escalators is being held by London Underground at Archway Methodist Church directly opposite the station between Wednesday 26 September and Saturday 29 September - weekdays 08:00 and 19:30, Saturday 10:00 and 17:00.

It really annoys me when something good is planned for a community somebody tries to put spoke in the wheel by moaning about costs or using the news to score political points. We all know it will cost money and probably because of inflationary costs the project will end costings more than is presently budgeted. For the benefit of others at times it becomes necessary to tell wingers to put a sock in it.

As well there may be some inconvenience to travellers and local residents but the long term advantage to the disabled, parents with small children in buggies and those carrying heavy luggage outweighs any financial consideration.

Some people will be concerned that the work on the station will delay work on the area and the hateful Archway gyratory. Local residents are very anxious to see some action - its been planned for many years. However as the Station is logistically central to the the whole scheme, it has to take priority before other works can be considered.