Feature Article
King's Cross Station Redevelopment
Construction activity for King’s Cross Station and the Great Northern Hotel
© John Sturrock
View looking north from the Great Northern Hotel façade
© John Sturrock
Network Rail is investing £500m to transform King’s Cross Station into a world class transport hub by 2013, providing passengers with more trains, better connections and a more pleasant experience.
The station will be extended through a new western concourse, three times the size of the current area. The concourse will be multi levelled with plenty of shops and restaurants for passengers to enjoy, as well as improved step-free access to the Underground and St Pancras International.
The existing Grade I listed structure will be restored to its former glory, including the original 1851 façade, the ticket hall and the main train shed roof. A new public square, larger than Leicester Square, will be revealed in front of the station after the existing 1971 concourse has been demolished.
More space. The size of the concourse area will be tripled, providing room for future increased passenger numbers and more shops and seating areas.
More light. The station will be a lighter and more pleasant place as a result of the glass and aluminum concourse roof and refurbished train shed roof.
More trains. Increased train capacity by building an additional platform.
For more information on the redevelopment of King’s Cross Station please visit
www.networkrail.co.uk, click the ‘for passengers’ tab, then ‘building better stations’ menu.
