The Anonymous Widower

Will The Liverpool Street Rebuild Have More Platforms?

I asked Google AI, the question in the title of this post and received this reply.

The approved £1bn+ redevelopment of London Liverpool Street Station, greenlit in February 2026, focuses on increasing capacity and accessibility rather than adding new platforms. The plans, to be completed by mid-2036, involve enlarging the concourse by 76%, increasing lifts/escalators, and providing step-free access to all existing platforms.

Platform Changes: While there is no mention of increasing the total number of train platforms, the project will significantly improve access and reduce congestion.

Capacity Enhancements: The project includes a 76% increase in concourse capacity.

Infrastructure Upgrades: Escalators will increase from four to ten, and eight new lifts will be installed.

Accessibility: The project aims to provide full step-free access across all rail and underground platforms.

New Construction: A large, multi-story office building is planned above the station, and the concourse area will be redesigned for better flow.

The project aims to handle over 200 million passengers annually by the time it is finished.

This OpenRailwayMap shows the layout of tracks in the station.

Note.

1. The square block in the middle of the map are Platforms 1-18 of the main station.
2. Eighteen is in the East and 1 is in the West.
3. The Central Line of the London Underground runs diagonally in blue under the main station.
4. Running in orange from the West to the North-East in front of the station is the Elizabeth Line.
5. Running South of Lizzie in blue are the sub-surface lines of the London Underground.

I wonder, if at some point in the distant future, a terminal platform or two could be added to the very deep Elizabeth Line, that connected to tunnels underneath Liverpool Street station.

This second OpenRailwayMap shows the sub-surface lines and the Elizabeth Line, as they pass across in front of Liverpool Street station.

Note.

1. Moorgate Station is in the North-West corner of the map
2. Moorgate Statation has two virtually unused west facing bay platforms.
3. The sub-surface lines are shown in blue.
4. The Elizabeth Line is shown in orange.
5. Finsbury Circus is in the middle of the map, with the sub-surface lines underneath.
6. The Central Line is shown in blue and crosses between Finsbury Square and Liverpool Street station on its way to Bank.
7. In front of Liverpool Street station, there is a disused bay platform on the sub-surface lines.
8. The Bank branch of the Northern Line and the Great Northern run North from Moorgate station.
9. Access to the Great Northern could be improved.

I feel there is scope for more trains to be run on the sub-surface lines through Moorgate and Liverpool Street.

• Accessibility to the sub-surface lines at Moorgate and Liverpool Street station could be improved.
• There has been talk of extending some services to Barking.

There is certainly scope to improve the sub-surface lines.

February 13, 2026 - Posted by AnonW | Artificial Intelligence, Design, Transport/Travel | Central Line, East Coast Main Line, Elizabeth Line, Finsbury Circus, Google AI, Great Northern, Liverpool Street Station, Liverpool Street Station Rebuild, Moorgate Station, Northern Line