Gasworks Tunnel as it will never be seen again, a fully circular tunnel.
This Tunnel used to be a ‘haul road’ for maintenance vehicles but shortly it will contain two new railway tracks.
Increasing the capacity into and out of King’s Cross Station.
#ECML
#EastCoastUpgrade
👷 Our teams have been busy restoring an historic sign just north of York station, following a request from the daughter of the man who made it, almost 90 years ago!
Ken Bainbridge made the sign when he was an engineer's apprentice back in 1938, when he was 17 years old.
🎉Today is London King's Cross stations birthday
🚉It's 169 years ago since the station first opened
🎂Thanks to everyone who has wished one of the country's most iconic station a happy birthday
🎉 London King's Cross turns 170 today
🚂 To mark this birthday, we invited Flying Scotsman to visit the station
🌃Watch the moment it pulled into the station early this morning!
#170KingsCross
#FlyingScotsman100
🚄The first trains arrived at King’s Cross through Gasworks Tunnel this morning 🚉
🏗️It’s been out of use for 4⃣4⃣ years
👷🏽♀️Teams have spent the last 20 months working to reopen it as part of the
#EastCoastUpgrade
More info:
@LNER
@TLRailUK
@GNRailUK
The station looks beautiful tonight as we shine blue lights onto our iconic clock tower to show our admiration for the
@NHSuk
. 💙
#MakeItBlue
|
#ThankYou
#
🚉 King’s Cross Power signal box opened in 1️⃣9️⃣7️⃣1️⃣
🚄 The last train was signalled out of King’s Cross from it last night
🚦 From Monday, trains will be controlled from a state-of-the-art centre in York
@ECMLupgrade
@TLRailUK
@GNRailUK
@LNER
Engineering trains crawling into King’s Cross Station this afternoon; filled with old railway track, which is being replaced with shiny new track as part of the
#EastCoastUpgrade
.
#KingsUncrossed
#ECML
Our rehydration point is located on the main departure concourse, right next to the Left Luggage office.
It’s already helped to eliminate waste from 10313 plastic bottles.
#WorkingForYou
It’s that time of the week again where we have the chance to show our appreciation for our wonderful NHS, our key workers and our railway colleagues. For everyone who plays a role in the fight against Covid-19: THANK YOU 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
#clapforourcarers
#ClapForTheNHS
@LNER
@GNRailUK
It's no April Fool’s joke for millions of passengers who use
#KingsCross
station.
As of today, you don't have to spend a penny...to spend a penny at our station toilets!
#peeforfree
#AprilFools
🎉 Welcome to King’s Cross and the East Coast Main Line
@LumoTravel
🥳
🚄 The first train set off to
#Edinburgh
this morning
✅ 1⃣0⃣0⃣% electric public services begin on Monday
💺We’ve now got 7️⃣5️⃣ % more seating available in the station 🪑
🌏It’s environmentally friendly, sustainably sourced and easy to repair ♻️
🔌The contemporary design has charging points built in 💻
📢 Calling all former signallers ‼️
We're looking for any former signallers who are interested in getting back involved in the role to prepare us for the effects of
#COVID19
on our workforce. 🚦
🔃 Please RT this to reach those who may be interested, and DM us for more info. 📩
We welcome 'Viking' our newest member of team to King's Cross Station.
Even the Scandinavian cold won't keep this Viking away from King's Cross Station
✨20 years ago today, King's Cross station became the entrance into the magical world on the big screen
🪄On this day in 2001, the first Harry Potter film was released
📸Please share any photos you have at Platform 9 3/4
When the
#EastCoastUpgrade
is finished we will open up a disused tunnel to add an extra 2 tracks coming into the station. Creating more capacity. Our team has been busy working in the tunnels today.🛤️
#KingsUncrossed
#AugustBHWorks
ℹ️
This morning, the first of the tunnel boring machines drilling the two new tunnel bores for the Werrington dive-under broke through ‼️
These tunnels will run underneath the East Coast Main Line as part of the
#EastCoastUpgrade
. 🛤️
➡️
@LNER
😲Look what’s happened to platforms 0-6 🚉
👷🏾♀️Teams are busy rebuilding them and improving the track layout as part of the
#EastCoastUpgrade
✅Don’t worry, platforms 7-11 are still open
🚄There’s a slightly reduced long distance service
More info:
➡️
We’re ‘bringing your East Coast closer’ at Stevenage station. This weekend we’ve installed the lift shaft and footbridge steelwork to a new platform that will improve capacity.
#EastCoastUpgrade
More info:
🚄The Werrington dive-under tunnel near Peterborough was officially opened on the East Coast Main Line today
🧑🔧The new rail freight tunnel brings significant improvements to passenger journeys and reliability
✔️This completes the latest stage of the £1.2bn East Coast Upgrade
Our rehydration point is located on the main departure concourse, next to platform 9.
It’s already helped to eliminate waste from 26549 plastic bottles.
#WorkingForYou
🚄We've reached a key milestone in the East Coast Digital Programme
🚉We worked with a
@GNRailUK
service to successfully run a train test on the new digital system
👩🔧This will help provide safer, more reliable services
➡️More info here
This week, King's Cross station has been lit up pink and blue in aid of
#BabyLossAwarenessWeek
. Our thoughts are with those who have lost and are on their journey to recovery.🩷🩵
#WaveOfLight
#BLAW
🧹🧽As there are no trains this weekend due to the
#EastCoastUpgrade
our maintenance team is busy cleaning the station and making improvements such as installing new energy efficient light bulbs. 💡💡
Have you ever seen a road rail vehicle? We’re using it to install overhead line equipment at Stevenage station as part of the
#EastCoastUpgrade
For more details:
🎄Merry Christmas 🎄
👷🏼♀️
@networkrail
teams are well under way with their work at King's Cross station 👷🏾
🚆It's all part of the
@ECMLupgrade
which will create a more reliable railway, enable more services to run and better connect 🏴and 🏴
👨👩👧👧King’s Cross station has become the first in the UK to offer a Family Lounge for passengers.
🚉It has a variety of seating options, a soft play area and an impressive Hornby train set.
✨The new lounge is located on the main concourse, next to the travel centre.
🛤️We're renewing 2.7km of track in and around York railway station over the festive period
✅ Helping to boost reliability on the East Coast Main Line and keep trains running smoothly for years to come
Find out more here ⬇️
👷 Our teams are pushing a 155 metre, 11,000 tonne tunnel under the railway near Peterborough 🏗️
⚠️ If you have to travel, remember there is a limited service on the East Coast Main Line until 24 Jan
More info:
➡️
@nationalrailenq
@ECMLupgrade
@LNER
The King’s Cross Track Improvement team was also out working in the wee hours this morning, cutting track in order to replace and renew life expired railway.
#EastCoastUgrade
#KingsUncrossed
👷♀️👷♂️Due to the
#EastCoastUpgrade
NO trains are running today and the station is very quiet. Here is station manager Laura Murphy keeping an eye on things from an empty platform No6.
You can get travel advice here
ℹ️
#KingsUncrossed
#AugustBHWorks
Earlier this week, the King’s Cross Track Improvement team were on site in Gasworks Tunnel, pre-drilling for the installation of overhead line equipment. Allowing for two new lines of track into and out of King’s Cross Station.
#ECML
#EastCoastUpgrade
#KingsUncrossed
🖌️ The sign - which marks the halfway point between Edinburgh and London on the East Coast Main Line - has now been given some TLC. It has been refreshed, repainted and restored to its former glory. Take a look!
ℹ️
Passengers who need to travel in and out of Moorgate station can now enjoy a cleaner, brighter route.🧼
The project involved track renewal, redecoration, and intense cleaning through the Northern City line tunnels and stations.
➡️
@GNRailUK
@TLRailUK
In the early hours of Saturday morning, the team are ‘burning out’ and removing the railway track in the approaches to King’s Cross Station.
Renewing this track will lead to smoother journeys for passengers.
#ECML
#EastCoastUpgrade
Colleagues at King's Cross station,
@LNER
and
@BTP
joined the public on the concourse today.
Marking the third anniversary of the Covid-19 lockdown with a minute's silence, acknowledging the dedication of railway colleagues and remembering those we sadly lost.
#RailMemorialDay
🚂We’ve unveiled a plaque at King’s Cross station to celebrate Wilston Samuel Jackson - Britain’s first black train driver
🚉We were joined by industry leaders and Wilston’s family to unveil the plaque
This weekend we’re continuing work to move the Camden sewer so our tracks can be straighter and trains can accelerate faster in and out of the station.
#EastCoastUpgrade
#KingsUncrossed
💺We hope you're enjoying our new seating at the station
⚡️ We're working to connect the charging points to our power supply as soon as possible
💻 They'll be ready to use in a few weeks
A very different King’s Cross Station today; full of engineering trains and staff on site, here to deliver
#KingsUncrossed
#EastCoastUpgrade
For more information go to:
#ECML
🙏We would like to say a BIG thank you for bearing with us during the
#EastCoastUpgrade
work at the weekend. When complete this £1.2bn investment will enable more services, quicken journeys and improve reliability.🙏
#KingsUncrossed
🛠️We reached a milestone at our purpose-built Rail Innovation and Development Centre
👷🏾♂️We’re testing rolling stock as part of the East Coast Digital Programme🚦
🚄The project will boost reliability and reduce delays
More info:
➡️
📷
@Alstom
🚉 Find out about the amazing history of King’s Cross on
@channel5_tv
tonight.
🏗️ King’s Cross Station: Then & Now tells the story of the Grade I listed transport hub.
📺 Tune in at 22:00.
Last weekend, we had cranes in the station laying panels of new track and we also had a big delivery of ballast! 🏗️ 🚉
Thank you for your patience whilst we continue to transform the East Coast Main Line.
For more, visit:
➡️
#EastCoastUpgrade
#ECML
We’ve been working overnight at Stevenage station on the construction of a new platform to enable more services to run in future. 👷♀️🚉
#EastCoastUpgrade
🎉 Welcome back Hull Trains! It’s great to have you back on the East Coast Main Line from today.
➡️ Get the latest information on
@Hull_Trains
services at
We're joining landmarks across the country in lighting up blue to remember all those who we've sadly lost during the coronavirus pandemic. 💙
Join us by placing a light in your window, so we can remember together. 🕯️
#LightUpBlue
@LNER
@GNRailUK
@TLRailUK
@GC_Rail
@Hull_Trains
1 in 7 of us have some sort of impairment or disability (that's over one billion people around the globe) and today is International Day of Disabled Persons and as such Network Rail have embraced the
#PurpleLightUp
movement.
Look out for the purple lights on the station today.
🚉 We're simplifying the track layout at King's Cross and working to reopen a disused tunnel
✅ More trains will be able to enter and exit the station, reducing congestion and bringing smoother, more reliable journeys for passengers
More info:
➡️
Team
#KingsUncrossed
has been piling on site at King’s Cross station this weekend as part of work on the Camden sewer. This needs to be redesigned and rerouted to improve the track layout on the station approach, helping to create smoother, quicker journeys.
#EastCoastUpgrade
As part of the biggest revamp of the East Coast route in a generation, this weekend we’ve been busy replacing track switches and carrying out overhead line equipment work at Stevenage station.
#EastCoastUpgrade
Find out more:
👷🏾 Our teams lifted all four tracks into King’s Cross over Christmas - for the first time in over 40 years
🏗️ They reconstructed Camden Sewer, which runs beneath the railway
✅ It’s part of the £1.2bn
@ECMLupgrade
More info:
➡️
Thank you to our passengers for following social distancing guidance and wearing face coverings where they are able to. It’s good to see so many of you back!
#RailToRecovery
Today marks one week since the tragic passing of our colleagues Brett McCullough and Donald Dinnie, and our passenger Christopher Stuchbury.
At 09:43 this morning, we will be joining our railway colleagues for one minutes silence in their memory.
⚠️ Severe disruption expected on the East Coast Main Line on Wednesday 20 July
🔥 A fire which spread to the railway in Sandy has impacted on our repair and inspection work
📅 Please check before travelling via
@nationalrailenq
Find out more here
➡️
As part of the £1.2bn upgrade on the East Coast Main Line, we’re adding a fifth platform to increase capacity at Stevenage Station.
#EastCoastUpgrade
More details:
🏗️ An 11,000 tonne tunnel will be pushed under the railway near Peterborough between 16-24 Jan
🚆 This major
@ECMLupgrade
work will allow slower freight trains to dive under the East Coast Main Line, making more space for passenger services
More info:
➡️
🚉 Our project to upgrade the track in and around
#Newcastle
station is now complete, helping to boost reliability and provide smoother journeys for passengers.
Find out more 👇
Image credit:
@LNER
🌻 We have sunflower lanyards available for you to discreetly show our staff that you may need additional support, a little more time or that you’re unable to wear a face covering.
ℹ️ This is not a requirement, but an option for those who wish to.
➡️
@CaigerRob
@networkrail
Hi Rob, thanks for this.
We can confirm that there are no male cubicles in the female toilets at King’s Cross. The individual signage on the doors concerned indicated accessible toilets for female passengers.
We have removed the signage and apologise for any confusion caused.
👷 Our teams made progress with
@ECMLupgrade
work over the weekend
🚄 Improvements to the track layout will make it easier for trains to enter/exit the station
✅ The project will bring a more modern, reliable railway for passengers
More info:
➡️
Work is going well to replace and upgrade Newark Flat Crossing - where the East Coast Main Line and Nottingham to Lincoln line cross - over the Bank Holiday
#AugustBHWorks
#EastCoastUpgrade
Work progressing well at
#York
station. Railway engineers continue to upgrade track at the North end of the station until 2 Jan 2023 🛤️✨
This will help to boost reliability on the East Coast Main Line and keep trains running smoothly for years to come
#ChristmasEngineeringWork
🚉 We're almost ready to reopen platforms 0️⃣ - 6️⃣ tomorrow
⛔No trains are running to/from King's Cross this weekend so changes can be made to the signalling
If you need to travel, please check your journey via
@nationalrailenq
More info:
➡️
🚦 We're introducing a £350m project to deliver real-time digital signalling on part of the
#EastCoastMainLine
.
✅ This upgrade will mean fewer delays and missed connections.
➡️
@transportgovuk
🛠️The 11,000 tonne tunnel near
#Peterborough
is now connected to the existing lines
👷🏾♂️Our teams completed vital
@ECMLupgrade
work over the weekend after installing new track inside it
🚄It'll allow freight trains to dive underneath the East Coast Main Line
❌There are no trains in/out of London King's Cross this weekend, as our teams continue with work on the £1.2bn
#EastCoastUpgrade
. 🚄
👷 Network Rail’s Principal Programme Sponsor, Ed Akers, explains what the work involves. 🏗️
@LNER
@GNRailUK
@GC_Rail
@Hull_Trains
💜 Yesterday, we lit up our historic station purple to celebrate International Day of Disabled Persons.
Over 1 billion people have some form of disability - that's about 1 in 7 of us!
Find out more here
➡️
#PurpleLightUp
This weekend, our King’s Cross Track Improvement team is working 24/7 to upgrade the railway. They’re using this crane to install the masts that hold the overhead line equipment.
#EastCoastUpgrade
#KingsUncrossed
👉