Liverpool Street Station to get major revamp

Network Rail Property (NRP) has submitted an application to redevelop London’s Liverpool Street Station, with much of the cost covered by private sector partnerships through the creation of new landmark office space above the station.

Alongside the over-station commercial development, the plans will enable the station to better serve over 200 million passengers a year, significantly boosting the capital’s economy and establishing a landmark gateway to the City of London.

Network Rail says the plans will turn the station into a destination of its own with new retail, leisure and workspace offerings.

Robin Dobson, Group Property Director for NRP, said: “We’re proud to be leading the submission of a transformative scheme for the redevelopment of Liverpool Street station — one that is accessible and inclusive, can support the forecasted annual passenger rise and deliver vital improvements to the everyday experience of passengers, while respecting and celebrating the station’s historic character.

“Investing in transport infrastructure is essential to unlocking future economic growth for London and beyond.”

Friedrich Ludewig, Founding Director of the scheme’s architect, ACME, added: “Liverpool Street is one of London’s great Victorian stations. Our proposals will make the station accessible, permeable and celebrate its function as the gateway into the City of London.

“We have embraced the challenge to design new entrances reflecting its position as the UK’s busiest train station, and roof structures that speak to the original 1875 structures and the 1990s extension.”