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| Waterloo’s retail and leisure balcony opens in time for Olympic Games A new £25 million balcony that features ten new retail outlets has opened at Waterloo Station's main concourse in time for the Olympic Games. The new balcony, opened on 17 July, is designed to reduce congestion on the concourse for 300,000 daily passengers and improve access to and from Waterloo East. Dutch builder BAM in the London region has completed the new 220 metre balcony - the longest at any British rail on time for the Olympic Games, when it estimated the station will have more than 1,000,000 extra visitors. The rejuvenation of Waterloo Station is part of Network Rail's on-going programme of investment in key stations across the country to provide more space, reduce congestion and improve the facilities for passengers. This has been achieved by installing escalators and repositioning retail outlets previously located in the middle of the main concourse onto the balcony. With new escalators and lifts, installed earlier in May, Waterloo station now has step-free access to Waterloo East. The new balcony will provide passengers with a wider choice of places to eat and shop with an extra 20,000 sq. ft. of retail space. Waterloo station is one of the UK's major transport hubs connecting London to popular destinations such as Bournemouth, Poole, Southampton, Portsmouth, Reading and Windsor. write your comments about the article :: © 2012 Construction News :: home page |