An Edgware neighbour says his nearest underground and bus station is "appalling" and says it is falling behind.

Edgware tube station in Station Road is on the northern line has been serving commuters since 1924.

The bus station is located behind the station, it has five stands and people can travel as far as Watford and Borehamwood.

Malcolm Ginsberg, 73, lives five minutes away from Edgware station and has lived in the area for five years.

A semi-retired aviation consultant, Mr Ginsberg travel from Edgware station every other day.

He said: “TFL has done a lot of work on the northern line over the past few years but not on Edgware station. The station is quite appalling, it has been left behind.

“Most bus stations have electronic signs or departure boards telling people when the next bus will arrive, and we have a lot of bus terminals with no bus times available. Little has changed since it was built in the 1930s and it is one of the few stations that has manual doors and no plans to upgrade.

"Most stations now have automatic doors, but Edgware does not, and this is particularly hard for elderly people. The doors are open all day in the summer and shut during winter, automatic doors would help.

"We previously lived in Potters Bar and the work they did on that station was excellent. There just does not seem to be any plans to upgrade the station, they say they will do something but nothing is being done.”

A businessman who works close to Edgware station agreed with the issues.

He said: "I think it's different, retro almost from the other stations.

"But I understand that some people would want to modernise it, maybe automatic doors would help."

Mr Ginsberg contacted TFL to ask if anything could be done.

In a reply from TFL it said they had “no plans to install the repeater departure boards.”

The statement read: “We have concerns about placing the sign inside the Underground station as this may encourage passengers to run to their bus – if one is leaving soon – and this runs the risk of causing potential injury to themselves and fellow passengers.

“This would not itself be an issue at other locations, however as the interchange requires passengers to cross a light controlled crossing this option is not considered suitable for deployment.

“The unit cost of each sign for an Underground station environment is considerable and differs from the option that will be trialled within the bus station. There is also no money available within our current budget to pay for the boards.”

It added that TFL are aiming to commence work on the station in late July/August of this year and were “in the process of confirming arrangements with our contractors”.

The times series has contacted TFL for a comment.