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Peter Lawrence · April 9th 04, 08:32 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london

On 9 Apr 2004 03:25:28 -0700, (Martin Whelton)
wrote:

My understanding is that the new St Pancras Thameslink station is
opening next year.
That seems unlikely - the last statement from SRA was that "they have
not yet identified funding for completing St Pancras Thameslink".

The line is being split in September to facilatate
work with trains from the south terminating at Kings Cross Thameslink(
a crossover is being constructed) or Blackfriars. Trains from the
north will run into the new part of St Pncras being constructed on
it's east side.

That is correct. However all that emerges in December is a crude
concrete box which will need equipping as a station.

I for one hope that Kings Cross Thameslink remains
open when St Pancras Thamselink station opens as it provides useful
connections to the Underground which the new station will not have.

Agreed, but it won't happen.

Although they will be a quite near each other the distance will still
be further then between Blackfriars and City Thameslink. Though Kings
Cross Thameslink will have to close if train lengths ever got
increased to 12, nevertheless while the whole Thameslink 2000 project
remains in abeyance they should not close the station.

I doubt whether St P TL will open until the new LU booking halls at KX
are in use.
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Peter Lawrence