Planning permission has been sought by Network Rail to upgrade bridges, the platform, and the concourse at the Waterloo railway station…
Network Rail has submitted a planning application to extend the station at Waterloo in a bid to enable more trains to run in and out of the station.
The project, which is expected to cost in the region of £400m, would see three bridges on the approach to platforms 20-24 strengthened. There would also be a change to the layout of the track and platforms.
If planning permission is granted work is expected to begin in October, with a completion date of the end of 2016. Track and signalling work would continue until the middle of 2017.
The contract for the work was awarded earlier this year to a Skanska-led joint consortium, which includes Colas Rail, as well as consultant firms AECOM and Mott MacDonald.
The project will see platforms in the former Waterloo International Terminal brought back into use. This will enable more trains to run in and out of the station.
Additionally, five new platforms for London commuter services will be built. The concourse and platforms will also be redesigned.
Route Infrastructure Director for Network Rail John Halsall said: “The, said: “The project to improve the railway and strengthen the bridges on the approach to Waterloo is an absolutely vital part of our plans to improve capacity at Britain’s busiest station.
“The submission of the planning application to carry out this work is an important step forward and, if approved, we expect to start work before the end of the year.”
The London Borough of Lambeth has received the planning application for the work and will give a decision in due course.
