Passengers travelling into London from Kent and south-east London will be able to use the first two-thirds of the new station concourse at London Bridge from the end of August, as a major milestone is reached in the station’s redevelopment.
Bank holiday Monday (29 August) will be the first time passengers from the region will be able to use the massive new station concourse, which is being created underneath the existing railway as part of Network Rail’s Railway Upgrade Plan.
When complete, the station concourse will be bigger than the pitch at Wembley Stadium.
Thameslink Programme director Simon Blanchflower said: “It’s a major milestone for the programme when we open the concourse this August bank holiday, as it also means that passengers will finally get to see the outcome of all the work we have been doing for the past few years. There will be wider platforms, new shops and cafes and of course the huge new concourse we have built under the tracks.
“There will also be changes to some train services from that week as we start the massive logistical task of moving construction work from the south to the north side of the station, so I would also encourage passengers to check before they travel.”
Blanchflower added: “This is the first time we have been able to build what is effectively a brand new station in London while keeping the station open for the 56 million passengers that travel through it each year. We have designed it entirely around the needs of the passengers and taken inspiration from modern transport hubs such as airports as much as from the railway stations of the past. The station will be complete in January 2018.”
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