Inside the Transformation of London Liverpool Street: New Fly-Through Revealed

Network Rail releases a new fly-through video showcasing its ambitious plans to transform London Liverpool Street station into a transport hub fit for the future.

Following public consultation on the new plans which are focused on improving the everyday experience of passengers, nearly 2,000 individual comments were received. The proposals have already attracted significant public support with more than 1,000 people registering their backing on the City of London’s planning portal. This makes the proposals one of the most supported planning applications ever submitted to the City of London.

Last month, Liverpool Street was crowned Britain’s busiest railway station for the third year in a row, recording almost 100 million rail entries and exits in addition to underground customers. With passenger numbers forecast to rise to 158 million by 2041, the proposed redevelopment is designed to ensure the station is future-proofed and ready to accommodate more than 200 million people in the decades ahead.

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The fly-through brings to life a vision for a more accessible, well-designed and welcoming station, showcasing the proposed enhancements and illustrating how the future Liverpool Street station could be experienced from a passenger perspective.

Feedback from station customers during the design stage was clear, with the top two priorities being step-free access and new lifts and escalators to increase accessibility to both the mainline station and London Underground.

Plans submitted include a significantly enlarged concourse to ease congestion, step-free access across all rail and underground platforms, eight new lifts and an increase in escalators from four to ten. Additional ticket barriers are proposed to reduce queuing, while new toilets and family facilities on all levels, alongside clearer signage, would improve passenger comfort and navigation throughout Britain’s busiest station.

The transport-led scheme, brought forward by Network Rail and its property development business Platform4, focuses on delivering much-needed public infrastructure improvements. These would be supported by a new office building above the station concourse which has been designed to better reveal the Grade II* listed Andaz Hotel and positively respond to the conservation area and protected views.

Working closely with major stakeholders including accessibility advocates, heritage groups and neighbouring businesses, the proposals evolved to enhance the landmark entrances on Liverpool Street, Bishopsgate and Exchange Square to celebrate the historic station architecture. The transformed station will make wayfinding more intuitive with new east-west and north-south connections with the City.

Ellie Burrows, Network Rail Managing Director for Eastern said: “This really shows how the transformed Liverpool Street could better serve our customers, offering more space, improved accessibility and a station designed for future demand. It’s time London Liverpool Street, the capital’s gateway to the city, became a destination in its own right, delivering for passengers both today and for generations to come.”