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Blackfriars Station Blackfriars station Stunning views, smoother connections, sustainable delivery An unrecognisable Improved accessibility car trains have been completely Blackfriars renovated and extended, Nine new lifts and eight new Blackfriars station has been transforming the look and feel of escalators have made every completely rebuilt as part of the the station. platform at Blackfriars accessible Thameslink Programme. step-free for the first time – and This also allows longer 12 car trains from both sides of the river. In a four year rebuild which began in to serve the station’s increasing 2009, the old Victorian railway numbers of passengers. There is now more seating and platform space than ever before, bridge was stripped to its Despite being completed in 2012, the foundations and made wider and help points and induction loops station was rebuilt with the throughout the station, as well as stronger to house new platforms, a Thameslink Programme’s key aims new ticket hall, new entrances and specially designed toilets for in mind - 24 trains per hour on the passengers with reduced mobility. a 250m long roof which forms the Thameslink network and world’s largest bridge-based solar subsequently the greater amount of Step free access on to the new array. passengers this metro style service Thameslink Class 700 trains is also The station was fully operational in will bring. Longer platforms and new incorporated with a platform ‘hump’ time for the London Olympics in concourse spaces form part of this providing level access on platforms August 2012, a key milestone to forward thinking design. one and two. help London’s transport network Other aspects include the significant This helps not only passengers with better handle the thousands of improvements made to the reduced mobility but also mothers extra visitors. interchanges between the railway with prams and airport travellers platforms and the London with heavy luggage. Access to the Forward thinking design Underground station at Blackfriars. Tube is also made easier by The new Blackfriars is completely removing corridors at the interface This holistic approach means between the two stations. unrecognisable from the old. Blackfriars is future proofed for Narrow, exposed and overcrowded many years of growth in passenger All of these factors combine to platforms only capable of hosting 8 numbers. make Blackfriars one of the most accessible stations in the country. Untitled - Page: 1 2019-03-07 16:32:33 +0000 Blackfriars station the through platforms now sit, was rebuilt first, followed by the western side which now holds the terminating platforms. The track layout through the station was remodelled during the rebuild, with the through and terminating lines swapping sides to prevent clashes between services at the southern end of Blackfriars. This remodelling means trains traveling to or from London Bridge can now carry on across London and beyond unimpeded. Previously, they had to wait to cross over the terminating lines as they entered or left the station – this conflict has now been removed, improving punctuality and allowing more services to operate. Sustainable delivery Sustainability was at the heart of the project to rebuild Blackfriars, both at the design stage and the delivery stage. Stunning views The redeveloped station is the world’s largest solar The design for the new Blackfriars had a number of bridge as the roof is covered with over 4,400 unique considerations to incorporate. These included how photovoltaic panels, adding up to roughly 6,000sqm or to build a station over a river while trains continue to about 23 tennis courts worth. The roof provides up to operate, how to incorporate the Grade II listed bridge 50% of the station’s energy, enough to heat almost piers into the design of the widened station and how not 80,000 cups of tea a day, dramatically reducing the to impede on the protected sightlines of St Paul’s station’s CO2 emissions by an estimated 511 tonnes per Cathedral, close by on the north side of the river. year. All of this has contributed to creating a unique, landmark Intelligent lighting systems, combined with a design which station in central London. Both stunning to look at and provides high levels of natural lighting mean that in providing remarkable views of London, the station is now daylight hours almost no electronic lighting is required, light, open and accessible with a distinct, low-profile providing even more energy savings. Rainwater ‘sawtooth’ roof structure. harvesting is also built into the design of the station, to Heritage features at the station were also important to help provide recycled water for the stations public toilets. consider in the design. Two railway cartouches, bearing The station was also delivered sustainably, taking the name of the London, Dover and Chatham Railway advantage of its unique location, with the River Thames that once served Blackfriars, were renovated and being used for delivery and removal of materials. Over returned to the South Bank. On the northern side of the the course of the project 14,000 tonnes of materials station, part of the original façade built in 1886 was also were bought to site and 8,000 removed via barge. Using restored and incorporated within the new concourse. this method, approximately 2000 lorries and nine tonnes of CO2 were removed from London’s roads, reducing the Smoother connections project's impact on both the environment and the Blackfriars is now the only station in London to span the communities around the station. River Thames, with entrances on both banks of the river. The existing northern concourse building was rebuilt with a stunning open and transparent curved glass façade which helps provide natural light through the station. The new entrance which has been built on the South Bank, the first to be built there for 120 years, means cultural attractions such as Tate Modern, the National Theatre and Shakespeare’s Globe are now directly accessible from Blackfriars, opening up the South Bank to the Thameslink network. Keeping passengers moving Construction took place in two halves over the three year period, allowing the station to remain operational on weekdays throughout the project, reducing the disruption for commuters. The eastern side of the station, where Untitled - Page: 2 2019-03-07 16:32:33 +0000.
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