Network Rail kickstarts Thameslink upgrade works with new timetable

Major construction works on the Thameslink Programme of upgrade start this week - set in motion with the introduction of a new timetable.

Blackfriars Underground station closed earlier this month to enable the station to be redevelopment into a new interchange complex to serve London Underground and Network Rail services, which is due to be completed in 2011.

The station remains open for main line services with a temporary entrance/exit.

As part of massive improvement work, the Farringdon to...