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Good news - the south bank entrance to Blackfriars station is now open.
http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/news/news_items/view/120
The countdown to completion starts today as the first passengers use a new station entrance on the south bank of the River Thames. This will be followed by a new station entrance on the north bank on 12 December, with the first ever 12-car trains on the Thameslink route calling at Blackfriars on the same date. A new look London Underground station will open in February 2012, followed by a further two new national rail platforms in May.
They are running a test 12-car train along the route today (Wednesday).Countdown to completion at Blackfriars
- Spring 2009: Work to restore and widen the eastern side of Blackfriars rail bridge begins
- January 2010: Tracks switched to the eastern side of the bridge to allow work to begin on the west, while trains continue running
- October 2011: Work begins to install 4,400 solar panels on the roof of Blackfriars, creating London's largest solar array
- 5 December 2011: First passengers use new entrance on the south bank of the Thames
- 12 December 2011: First 12-carriage Thameslink trains serve Blackfriars; new northern entrance opens
- 26 February 2012: New London Underground station opens
- May 2012: Two more terminating platforms completed; south bank entrance complete
- Summer 2012: Full passenger benefits delivered, two new entrances, capability for 12-carriage trains and a new Underground station fully operational ahead of Olympic and Paralympic Games
Are we to understand that after "summer" 2012 trains will run through central London on weekends again, and we will get back later trains at night on the Sutton/Wimbledon loop again? The website seems a bit cagey about that.