Making the case for station upgrades in the air
Post categories: Network Rail, Rail
| 11:01 UK time, Monday, 18 October 2010
London Bridge station with the Shard of Glass development
Another Mind the Gap exclusive - these photos are of a number of London's mainland rail stations from the air supplied by Network Rail.
Ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review Network Rail are very keen to show how they have been spending taxpayers money on upgrading the capital's stations.
They also want to emphasise how increasing capacity at mainline stations is vital.
Is the Treasury listening?
From here, it seems like Transport for London and the Mayor have been making more noise. Will it work?
And here's another railway gallery for you all: Facelifts for London train stations
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Hate to be a pedant but you have contradictory details in the two photo galleries.
In the Air one it says:
"London Bridge, the capital's oldest station opened in 1836, is getting a major redevelopment. The work is being carried out as part of the Shard of Glass construction project."
In the Facelifts one it says:
"Work on London Bridge station will begin after the 2012 Games, when the Shard London Bridge, which will be Europe's tallest building, will also have been completed"
As I understood it, the Facelifts one is correct, and although the Shard is right next to London Bridge, they are separate projects.
The major work, that of putting an extra two lines into the northern part of London Bridge, won't be completed until 2016 (if it's not cut by the CSR review).
Olly
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