page_title: Thameslink Programme
section_title: Farringdon station
hierarchical_section_title: Thameslink Programme / Major station works / Farringdon station
caption_attribution_description: English: Farringdon station new building in 2012, soon after opening. It is directly opposite the original building. Both buildings afford access to the main line platforms (Thameslink) and Tube platforms, though the new building has more direct access to the main line platforms and only indirect access to the Tube.
context_page_description: The Thameslink Programme, originally Thameslink 2000, is a £6 billion project in south-east England to upgrade and expand the Thameslink rail network to provide new and longer trains between a wider range of stations to the north and to the south of London. The development will facilitate cross-London journeys, where passengers will no longer have to change trains in London. Work includes platform lengthening, station remodelling, new railway infrastructure, and new rolling stock. The project was originally proposed in 1991 following the successful introduction of the initial Thameslink service in 1988. After many delays, planning permission was granted in 2006 and funding was approved in October 2007. Work started in 2009 and, initially expected to be complete in December 2019, now has an uncertain date of completion. The Thameslink Programme is being carried out by Network Rail in association with the relevant train operating companies.
context_section_description: Works began in 2009 to remodel Farringdon station to accommodate longer Thameslink trains and make other improvements. Platforms were lengthened and a new roof canopy covering the north end of all four platforms was provided, together with a permanent new entrance and concourse facing Turnmill Street. Platforms were widened to accommodate increased patronage.
  It was necessary to build the Thameslink platform extensions to the south, since there is a sharp gradient to the immediate north of the station. This resulted in the two-station branch to Moorgate being permanently closed.
caption: The new National Rail entrance at Farringdon, built as part of the Thameslink programme
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