The illusion is only broken when you see behind the wood panelling the iron support structure, embossed with the initials of the London Passenger TransportBoard, from whom parts of Tube tunnel were borrowed to build the complex.
Driverless trains and ticketless technology will again be on the agenda as London Underground's (LU) 'Operational Vision' is due to be put in front of the Transport for London (TfL) board on Wednesday.