{"id":3417,"date":"2026-04-01T15:16:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/3417\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:16:21","slug":"thousands-of-roof-panels-replaced-at-britains-busiest-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/3417\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of roof panels replaced at Britain’s busiest station"},"content":{"rendered":"

Network Rail has finished replacing glazing panels as part of its major roof refurbishment project at London\u2019s Liverpool Street station.<\/p>\n

The work was undertaken while the station was closed over five weekend days in March, with the main concourse becoming an exclusion zone.<\/p>\n

Liverpool Street<\/a> is Britain\u2019s busiest station, with more than 98M journeys made between April 2024 and March 2025, according to the Office of Rail and Road<\/a> (ORR).<\/p>\n

Work crews earlier finished replacing the discoloured, lichen-covered panels above platforms 1-10. These span an area of 11,000m\u00b2, the equivalent of 8.8 Olympic-size swimming pools. Thousands of old panels have been swapped out over the last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cMuch more natural light is already flooding into the station, with the full effect to be seen once all the scaffolding is taken out,\u201d Network Rail said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe new panels, along with drainage improvements across the roof, will also help to keep everyone moving safely by reducing leaks onto the concourse and platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Liverpool Street roof refurbishment project will continue this year, with works including drainage improvements, scaffolding removal and replacing the decorative wooden valance at the end of the trainshed after a full restoration.<\/p>\n

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Lichen-covered panels were replaced above platforms 1-10.<\/p>\n

The contractor for the project is Morgan Sindall Infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Network Rail also delivered extensive track upgrades during the March closure weekends, boosting reliability for Greater Anglia, Stansted Express, Elizabeth line and London Overground Weaver Line services. This included:<\/p>\n

Improved track drainage at Liverpool Street and Harold Wood
\nFixed overhead line faults at Liverpool Street and Shenfield
\nRepairs to the underside of the road-over-rail bridge at Forest Gate station
\nReplacing worn-out track crossings at Stratford, Shenfield and Ingatestone and replacing 1.5km of aging track at Ilford and Gidea Park<\/p>\n

Mark Walker, Network Rail Anglia infrastructure director, said:\u00a0\u201cWe completed a huge amount of work over these March weekends that we simply couldn\u2019t have got done during regular overnight maintenance.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really sorry for the disruption to services, but these upgrades will help us to deliver a better, brighter and more robust railway for passengers travelling to and from Britain\u2019s busiest station.\u201d<\/p>\n

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