Liverpool Street Station

ACME is working with Network Rail Property to bring forward new proposals for Liverpool Street Station. The new scheme is based on a thorough understanding of the operational needs of the station and its historic significance. The original 1864 station and its 1991 reconfiguration are remarkable for their cathedral-like concourse and train shed, and the new concourse roof extends this language into the 21st century.

Project Details +

Project Details

LOCATION: London

DATE: 2024 - Ongoing

CLIENT: Network Rail

STATUS: Planning Submitted

Credits +

Credits

Network Rail Property - Client team

ACME - Architecture

AECOM - Engineering & transport 

SLA - Landscape Architecture

SEAM - Lighting design

Mima Group - Inclusivity & wayfinding 

Certo - Project management

Newmark - Planning

Gleeds - Cost manager

Donald Insall Associates - Heritage & townscape

GIA - Rights of light

JLL - Valuation

AVR London - Visualisations

Shared Voice - Communications & engagement

Intelligent Data Collection - Pedestrian modelling

RWDI - Wind consultants

The Boundary - CGI views

Sweco - Building control advice

Plowman Craven - Surveys

Addelshaw Goddard - Legal

London Liverpool Street station is Britain's busiest station, connecting well over 100 million people a year within London and the southeast, with passengers forecast to grow to over 140 million a year by 2050. The new plans to redevelop the station will enable it to serve over 200 million passengers a year, significantly boost London’s economy and establish a landmark gateway to the City of London.

The recently submitted plans will turn Liverpool Street station into a destination in its own right with a new retail, leisure and workspace offer. The transformed station will improve connections to the wider City and public spaces, and provide a catalyst to deliver the City of London’s plans to secure long-term economic growth, prosperity and opportunity for London and beyond.

This is a transport-led scheme promoted by Network Rail Property focusses on providing big improvements to the everyday experience for passengers.

The plans to transform Liverpool Street station include:

- 8 new lifts to make Network Rail platforms and the London Underground fully accessible
- Increasing the number of escalators from 4 to 10 to enable easier access to the trains
- Increasing the size of the concourse to ease over-crowding
- Step-free access across the station and London Underground
- More ticket barriers to reduce queuing and additional waiting lounges
- New toilets, including family facilities on all levels of the station
- New landmark entrances on Liverpool Street, Bishopsgate and Exchange Square
- Better signage throughout, making the buses and new waiting areas easier to find
- More cycle storage, creating a safe and secure location to transfer between rail and onward destinations
- A greater variety of cafes, restaurants and shops
- Pedestrian routes up to Exchange Square
- New covered bus stop waiting areas
- Prominent new entrances and visibility across the station.

More details here

Articles

Architects Journal 04.25

Time Out 04.25

BBC News 04.25

The Standard 04.25

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