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| 2023 |
Liverpool Street station
Proposed interchange between Liverpool Street station and London Overground's Windrush line was ruled out due to high costs, potential Central line disruption, and proximity to station sidings.
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| 2022 |
Liverpool Street station
Liverpool Street station ranked as the busiest station in the UK, with 80.4 million entries and exits, attributed to the Elizabeth line's opening.
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| May 24 2022 |
Liverpool Street station
The central section of the Elizabeth line opened between Paddington and Abbey Wood, with new platforms at Liverpool Street station and a new ticket hall with step-free access.
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| March 31 2021 |
Liverpool Street station
Station patronage dramatically fell by 83% to 11.2 million entries and exits due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| March 31 2021 |
Liverpool Street station
Patronage at Liverpool Street station dramatically fell by 83% to 11.2 million entries and exits due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| May 2020 |
Liverpool Street station
A freight trial was planned between Liverpool Street station and London Gateway, utilizing a Class 769 bi-mode train. The trial was scheduled to begin in April or May.
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| April 2020 |
Liverpool Street station
A freight trial was planned between Liverpool Street station and London Gateway, utilizing a Class 769 bi-mode train. The trial was scheduled to begin in April or May.
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| March 31 2020 |
Liverpool Street station
Liverpool Street station recorded 66 million passenger entries and exits before COVID-19 travel restrictions, ranking as the third-busiest railway station in the United Kingdom.
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| 2015 |
Liverpool Street station
Full-scale excavation of the Bedlam burial ground began, with an estimated 3,000 interments to be examined.
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| 2015 |
Liverpool Street station
TfL Rail took over the Liverpool Street-Shenfield stopping 'metro' service from Greater Anglia, and Lea Valley Lines services transferred to London Overground.
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| 2014 |
Liverpool Street station
A research team from the University of Cambridge began studying the unused tunnel section near the platforms, investigating the resilience of original cast-iron lining sections in relation to potential deformation and soil movement caused by nearby Crossrail tunnel construction.
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| 2013 |
Liverpool Street station
During Crossrail project excavation, a 17th-century mass burial ground (Bedlam burial ground/New Churchyard) was uncovered beneath the station, containing remains of several hundred people.
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| 2011 |
Liverpool Street station
Featured as a location in the crime drama The Shadow Line.
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| 2011 |
Liverpool Street station
The child statue from the original Flor Kent memorial was re-erected separately.
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| 2010 |
Liverpool Street station
London Overground's Windrush line opened in Shoreditch, sparking local desire for an interchange with Liverpool Street station.
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