Whitechapel Station – 22nd December 2015
I decided to take one last look at Whitechapel Station before Christmas.
The steelwork is getting higher and in some ways it’s getting more claustrophobic.
But it would appear that the steelwork is getting higher to hold up a roof with windows, so the sun can filter down to the Overground platforms underneath the Underground platforms. How do you explain that contradiction to Mr. and Mrs. Cruz from Texas?
The platforms also seem to be extending to the North, which they will eventually do, so that when Crossrail opens Whitechapel station can handle five-car trains without selective door opening.
According to a station woman, the next big change is on the 18th of January, when the entrances and exits all change.
The Anonymous Widower 