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But the plans to remove 3 of the 9 terminatin platforms will be painful if granted planning approval and would see the end of the South London Line.

Weirdly London Bridge could reinstate 3 past cloased terminating platforms but seem to prefer long distance commuting into London Bridge rather than Southwark residents commuters.

I was walking along St Thomas Street towards the station the other day - the station area being to my right being just one big red brick wall, just east of Weston Street where it goes through the tunnel - and I came across a slope going up where cars can go, so - thinking I might be using a cut-through or short cut - I walked up it. Security Guard very politely asked if I worked in one of the shops as this slope is for cars and the workers often come out this way for a smoke. I started talking with him and he said that in the not too distant future, whilst the brick wall facade will be kept, that whole area will be knocked through and turned in to shopping and eating area.


Didn't get a train home - looking forward to seeing the differences you all describe though!

You get a good view of much of the building work including new track if you catch the train to Charing X from Platform 6. Having wandered around the immediate area on foot, must say that the project management of road and site traffic seems exemplary.


The only negative is that Guy's Tower has started looking very shabby and overlooked...

Hi Jeremy,

The plan Network Rail have is to increas the number of through Thameslink platforms from 6 to 9 - hence the new viaduct across Borough High Street and to make space reduce the number of terminating platforms from 9 to 6.

What they could do is reinstate 3 terminating platforms that have been used as a station and Network Rail staff car park since the 70's. Naivelly I would imaginje a train company would prefer space for trains over parked cars!

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