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City commuters are fed up. If you come
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into the city via Chancery Lane, it's
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not just your imagination. The station
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is literally closed one in every six
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mornings. A City AM investigation has
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found that this vital square mile shoe
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pub was shuttered for more than 60
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mornings in a single year. The culprit,
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staffing shortages. TfL says it's
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pulling staff from smaller stations like
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this one to keep the bigger interchange
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hubs running. We're talking about half a
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million journeys disrupted. And it's not
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just the station. Only four out of 71
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Central Line trains have actually been
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upgraded in a 500 million pound refit.
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At the current rate, the line won't be
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fully fixed until 2043. So, you've got
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30-year-old trains, no air conditioning,
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and a station that's closed 15% of the
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time. TfL says they're sorry, and a new
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staffing model is coming. But for now,
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the Central Line remains the wild west
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of the underground. Is the Central Line
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the worst in London? Let us know your
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horror stories in the comments and send
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this to someone who's always late to the
