The first of 8,000 stainless steel panels have been installed at Birmingham New Street, as the station continues to undergo its £600 million redevelopment.
The reflective cladding will cover the entire building once completed in 2015.
Chris Montgomery, project director, Network Rail, said: “The redevelopment of New Street will transform the station for the thousands of passengers who use it every day and allow it to handle the ever increasing numbers of people who want to use the railways.
“The start of work on the façade is significant as it’s the first step towards delivering a stunning new building which through new retail, public space and better access will stimulate regeneration and create hundreds of new jobs in the heart of Birmingham.”
The north side of the building and new north-west corner entrance, above Stephenson Street will be the first area of the building to be clad in the reflective steel façade.
Network Rail hopes work will be complete in the area when the switchover of the station happens in April 2013.
Network Rail is delivering the project alongside its delivery partner Mace.
The installation of the façade will then travel anti clockwise around the station with the west, south and finally, in 2015, the east elevations of the building being clad.
