Thursday 16 Jul 2015
Stunning aerial images show huge scale of London Bridge station rebuild
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These beautiful pictures show the huge scale of Network Rail's redevelopment at London Bridge station, with a construction site as long as the Shard is tall.
Construction teams at London Bridge are rebuilding the capital’s oldest terminus station brick-by-brick, creating Britain’s biggest station concourse - the size of the pitch at Wembley - while the station stays open for business.
The rebuilding of the station, which serves more than 56m people every year, is a crucial part of the Thameslink Programme. Network Rail's work on the programme will provide the stations, signalling, and track for new, more frequent trains through the heart of the city, improving reliability and performance.
Work on the programme and London Bridge station will be completed in 2018.
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