Redevelopment of London Bridge station gets planning consent

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Network Rail’s proposal for a major redevelopment of London Bridge station has been awarded formal planning consent.

The decision means that from 2018 over 90m passengers a year – a 35m increase – will be able to travel through a brand new, state-of-the-art railway station.

The plans are part of the second stage of the Thameslink programme to unlock ‘much needed capacity’ on London’s rail network, and allow more services to travel to and through the capital.

By changing the way the station works for passengers and the community, the redevelopment will ‘remove a critical railway bottleneck as well as creating better pedestrian connectivity’ between Tooley Street and St Thomas Street.

Network Rail’s chief executive David Higgins said:

“Our work will see the transformation of one of London’s oldest and highly congested railway terminus. The London Bridge project is a critical part of the £6bn Thameslink Programme.

“It is only by remodeling London Bridge station that we can allow the new fleet of 12-car trains to operate at a metro-frequency on the Thameslink route. The project will also cover over 46 miles of new track laid in the 4.3 mile approach to the station.”

New street-level entrances on Tooley Street and St Thomas Street, as well as a permanent 24-hour pedestrian walkway through Stainer Street, will ‘create better connectivity with strong links across the station linking north and south’, Network Rail said.

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