West Hampstead’s new Thameslink station has opened to the travelling public, providing passengers with improved access to the station, less congestion, more capacity and easier interchange with nearby Underground and Overground services.
The new entrance on Iverson Road links to a new footbridge with lifts to all platforms, providing step-free access at West Hampstead for the first time. The platforms have also been lengthened to accommodate 50% longer 12-carriage trains that enter service in 2018.
The redevelopment of the station is part of the wider Thameslink Programme, a £6bn scheme to introduce longer and more frequent trains on the route from Bedford to Brighton.
London mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone joined local councillors, residents, Network Rail’s project team and managers of the station, First Capital Connect, to officially open the new building.
Ken Livingstone said: “The new station at West Hampstead will make a big difference to people in terms of easing congestion, catering for the increased capacity on rail services and helping with access. It will be welcomed by local passengers who use these services every day.”
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