Oxford Circus Fire - Reconstruction

Reconstruction

The gutted areas of the station had to be completely reconstructed, which in the case of the Victoria Line platform tunnel involved sealing the ends so that the waterproof lining of the platform tunnel could be removed without releasing asbestos fibres into the atmosphere of the Underground. The removal took just over three weeks. Passenger services were re-started on the Central Line the following morning. Northbound Bakerloo Line trains were not permitted to stop at the station until 30 November, by which time the access tunnels to the Bakerloo northbound platform had been cleared of fire damage.