STATION MODERNISATION AND EQUIPMENT
There will be nine through-platforms, up from six, and a consequent reduction from nine to six in the number of terminat- ing platforms. This will enable 18 of the planned 24 Thameslink services per hour to call at London Bridge.
James Dinwiddie, who chairs Team
London Bridge, the independent business- led group that manages the local area and looks after the ‘business improvement
district’ fund to improve the surroundings, welcomed the transformation plans.
He said: “The local business community sees the new station as vital to the suc- cess of the area and a catalyst for fur- ther redevelopment. We have lobbied strongly for improving this crucial trans- port hub for some time and, in partner- ship with Network Rail, will be ensuring that the needs of businesses are con-
sidered in the fi nal plans and designs.”
Work fi nishes in May 2012 on The Shard, the giant mixed-use building at London Bridge which will house offi ces, a hotel, bars, restaurants and luxury apartments across nearly a million square feet. At 310m (1,016ft), it will be western Europe’s tallest building, and is also funding both a new bus station and a new entrance and upper concourse for the railway station.
Network Rail said: “With these improve- ments to be complete in 2012, the an- nouncement on the redevelopment of the whole station means a complete vision for the future of London Bridge is now in place.”
The Royal Wedding bank holiday weekend saw the successful installation of the new bridge to the station over Borough High Street (see pages 58-59).
FOR MORE INFORMATION Visit
www.networkrail.co.uk/thameslink
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