Digital Signage Rail Turned Off
Concerns over overcrowding prompted the decision, after the 15 x 4 metre DOOH LED display was installed in January in place of passenger information boards which moved inside the concourse. The LED display, 15m by 4m, was installed in January and operated by JCDecaux.
Excerpt – Haigh took aim at the station’s operations after London TravelWatch called for a review “as a matter of urgency”, following complaints of “dangerous” overcrowding at the station, posing questions as to the use of the advertising screens, especially during periods of delays or high footfall. The government has ordered a review of “passenger information provision and circulation, including a shutdown and review of the use of overhead advertising boards”.