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One of London's busiest Tube stations will partially shut for 10 months while a major £57 million restoration is carried out.

London Underground has started work on a new entrance to Bank as part of a major revamp designed to lessen congestion through the station.

On Sunday, the Waterloo and City line subway, which leads on to both DLR and Northern Line platforms will close until next August while the upgrade takes place.

It means passengers changing between the Waterloo & City, DLR and Northern line will use the Northern ticket hall on weekdays, and go via the Central line platforms at weekends.

Transport for London (TfL) said a substantial upgrade of the station was ordered to cope with increasing demand.

Miles Ashley, London Underground's Construction Programme Director, said: "This new Tube entrance will be only a stone's throw away from the Bank of England - providing direct access to the heart of the City of London's financial district.

"With a design nod to the City's ancient Roman past, this new Waterloo & City line entrance will make journeys swifter and easier for the hundreds of thousands of Tube customers who use Bank station every day."

When completed in late 2017, the new entrance to the Waterloo and City line will have two lifts, four escalators and a ticket hall.

TfL said Bank station is the fourth busiest interchange station on the Underground network, serving over 98 million customers per year.

Images of the how the station will look are available on the TfL website.