REFURBISHMENT WORK ON CRYSTAL PALACE TO START SOON
Published at 12:52 on Monday 27th February 2012
Tags: Crystal Palace, London Overground, TfL, Refurbishment.
The 13.43 London Overground service to Dalston Junction departs from Crystal Palace on 11th August 2010, formed of Class 378/1 Capitalstar No 378142. Brian Morrison
Work to upgrade London Overground's Crystal Palace station and make it fully accessible will begin in the next few weeks according to Transport for London.
TfL has signed a £3.5 million contract with Mansell as the main contractor for the project, which will refurbish the Grade II listed ticket hall of the historic station during this coming summer, with the remainder of the work completed in 2013.
TfL's Chief Operating Officer for Rail, Howard Smith said: 'Crystal Palace is a wonderful example of Victorian station architecture and has real historical significance. This is a great opportunity to restore it to its original grandeur and at the same time bring it into the 21st Century with full accessibility from the ticket hall to the platforms.'
The station was originally built in 1854 to serve visitors to the nearby spectacular Crystal Palace building relocated from the Hyde Park Great Exhibition of 1851.
Its refurbishment is part of the Mayor of London's record level of Victorian-style investment in London's transport infrastructure, which includes a huge programme of upgrade work on the Tube and rail networks.
Five other London Overground stations are also being made step free following TfL securing £5m from the Department for Transport's Access for All scheme. They are Hampstead Heath, West Hampstead, Kensal Rise, South Tottenham and Blackhorse Road.
