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Network Rail will today announce the completion of the new western concourse, the most spectacular part of the five-year programme to restore and improve King’s Cross station. More than 45m passengers a year - travelling through London and to and from destinations as far afield as Newcastle, Edinburgh and York - will benefit from a raft of improvements when it opens to the public on Monday (19th March). The new concourse opens to the public on Monday 19 March 2012.

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L-R <p>Councillor Mike Whitby, leader of Birmingham City Council; Chris Montgomery, Network rail project director; Richard Thorpe, director for project delivery partner Mace, at the opening of the construction academy on 22 November 2011</p>

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Network Rail's Mike Gallop presents a cheque for £1000 to Swindon College principal, Andrew Millar