Caroline Pidgeon AM joined Cathedrals Ward Councillors David Noakes and Geoffrey Thornton to visit the new Blackfriars Station, to hear about progress to date on the new station which will span the Thames, and to hear what the construction team is doing to help with noise issues affecting some Bankside residents.
The site visit allowed the team to see how the materials are shipped in along the Thames, and how the team are working on one side of the Bridge, before shifting over the Christmas period to start the same process on the other side.
“It was amazing to see the works on this new station, part of the Thameslink programme. Ultimately though, unless the next phases of the Thameslink programme are secured, the increase in capacity for passengers won’t be realised” commented Caroline Pidgeon AM.
The team also put the case to Network Rail for the name change of the station to Blackfriars and Bankside when it reopens, as it will have an entrance on Bankside, south of the river!
