The historic Crystal Palace station ticket hall has been reopened as part of a £7.5 million upgrade of the Grade 2 listed building.
Transport for London’s (TfL’s) chief operating officer for rail, Howard Smith, cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony which marks the half way milestone in the Victorian station’s multi-million pound refurbishment.
He said: “This is another major step in London Overground’s upgrade of its network around London.
“We have a glorious Victorian railway heritage and it’s tremendous to be able to bring back into use a building that is both beautiful and perfectly suited for its renewed role.”
This is another major step in London Overground’s upgrade of its network around London.
Work began earlier this year to refurbish the ticket hall, and the station has also seen its CCTV, passenger information screens, PA system and signs upgraded.
The station was originally built in 1854 to serve visitors to the nearby ‘Crystal Palace’ which was relocated to south London from the Hyde Park Great Exhibition of 1851.
Other London Overground stations also being made step-free following TfL securing £5m from the Department for Transport’s Access for All scheme include Hampstead Heath, West Hampstead, Kensal Rise, South Tottenham and Blackhorse Road.
