The new January 2016 Tube Map brought with it a few changes, but one of the more subtle ones was that Vauxhall now got a connector blob – sorry! I mean a ‘blue wheelchair blob’ (making it impossible to distinguish whether stations marked as such are interchange stations or not).
Vauxhall Blue Blob
This should have meant that the accessibility count for step-free stations should have gone up to 70, except for the small matter … that the lift is not operational yet. Down at platform level the corridor between the two platforms at the southern end is where they’re building it, and up in the ticket hall area, all there is is a big blue door (below) where it’s not finished. We’re just wondering how long it will be in terms of time between the Tube Map saying it’s accessible, and it actually being a reality…
Lift not finished at Vauxhall