User:JuniperChill/London Bridge station redevelopment
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 The new concourse (for terminating trains) at London Bridge station, opened in 2012. | |
| Location | London Bridge station |
|---|---|
| Status | Complete |
| Groundbreaking | 2012 |
| Opening | 2018 |
| Companies | |
| Planner | Network Rail |
In 2013, as part of the Thameslink Programme, work started to improve London Bridge station by means of refurbishment and platform alterations, increasing the amount of trains running through the station and improving passenger circulation. It is one of the largest stations by passenger volume in London and the UK and works to the station were complete in 2018.
History
[edit]Project
[edit]Work started in 2013 and was completed in 2018.[1][2] From 5 January 2015 until 20 May 2018, all Thameslink through trains were diverted via Herne Hill and did not call at London Bridge.[3] Thameslink services remained in operation from London Bridge to Brighton via Gatwick Airport with 2 trains per hour.
Other major redevelopment plans happened at Birmingham New Street and Reading. Waterloo has reopened the ex-Eurostar platforms in 2019.
See also
[edit]- Gateway Plus, a redevelopment project to Birmingham New Street, UK's busiest non-London station
- Bank station capacity upgrade
References
[edit]- ^ "Two-year Thameslink delay will 'prolong disruptions'". BBC News. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-42540990
- ^ "Customer advice". Thameslink Programme. Retrieved 6 February 2015.