Network Rail Reveals New Plans for Liverpool Street Station

Network Rail has unveiled revised plans for the redevelopment of Liverpool Street station, addressing widespread objections to the original design, which was deemed unsympathetic to the city's heritage. The new proposals, developed by ACME, feature a glass office building that wraps around the historic station rather than overshadowing it, with a height reduced to 97 meters, down from the previous 108 meters. The redesign aims to enhance the station's concourse size and accessibility, including increasing escalators from four to eight and adding seven new lifts for step-free access. Key heritage features will be preserved while also modernizing the station to handle growing passenger numbers, projected to exceed 140 million by 2050. Network Rail has committed to consulting with stakeholders throughout the planning process, emphasizing respect for the station's Victorian architecture. The redevelopment is expected to take six years, with construction maintaining train access throughout the process.