Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd

King's Cross Northern Ticket Hall

In 2006, Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering was awarded the contract by Transport for London to construct a new Northern Ticket Hall as part of the phased development of King's Cross St Pancras Underground station.

The integrated team of Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering, Balfour Kilpatrick and Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering began construction in summer 2006.

The scope of the work is predominantly below ground and comprises the construction of the Northern Ticket Hall adjacent to King's Cross main railway station.

It includes construction and fit-out of a three-storey concrete box which will provide improved access to the Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines via banks of new escalators and mobility impaired person (MIP) lifts.

Fit-out works include both architectural finishes and the installation of a full range of building services.

Balfour Kilpatrick is undertaking the mechanical and electrical (M&E) works, with Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering providing ground improvement services.

Balfour Beatty Plant and Fleet Services is providing temporary accommodation, crawler cranes and specialist 'luffing' tower cranes.

Upon completion the Underground station will be able to handle an anticipated 90,000 passengers during the daily morning peak by 2011.

The works are being carried out without impeding the station's 80 million annual passengers.

This is a major achievement for a massive station and underground construction project in a dense, city centre environment, where there is significant interface with the public and a very restricted work space.

Partial completion of the works in 2008 will allow access for Network Rail to proceed with redevelopment of the mainline station.

Works at both the Underground and mainline station will be completed in good time for the 2012 Olympics.

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