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| New Kings Cross’s ticket hall opened to public  The engineering groups Atkins and Balfour Beatty, under the ABB partnership, celebrated their successful project management of the King's Cross St Pancras Underground station upgrade as the new Northern ticket hall opened to the public. The works were delivered on budget and ahead of schedule. The work on the station was split into two stages, both of which were project managed by Atkins and Balfour Beatty. Phase I of the capacity upgrade was completed in 2006 with the addition of a new ticket hall to the West of the station with access to the Metropolitan and Circle Lines.The Northern Ticket Hall, which was officially opened on Friday (27 Nov), completes the second and final phase of the works. It will serve as a new interchange between London Underground and King's Cross St Pancras station. As well as boosting capacity another major benefit is that tourists will no longer have to exit above ground when making the connection with Eurostar services. The Northern ticket hall offers direct access to the Piccadilly, Victoria and Northern lines via access tunnels and escalators. The redesign also offers full step free access with the construction of five new lifts. The final lift, for the Northern Line, will be commissioned as planned next year. write your comments about the article :: © 2009 Construction News :: home page |