LIVERPOOL STREET STATION 
We will move from an inaccessible and overcrowded station to one centred on people, ensuring an open, accessible destination for everyoneRobin Dobson, Network Rail
SIZE
1.5m
sq ft (GIA)
sq ft (GIA)
USE
Station, hotel, restaurants, bars, retail, workspace
public gardens and City Lido
public gardens and City Lido
STATUS
Pre-planning
PARTNERS
Network Rail
MTR UK
MTR UK
ARCHITECT
Herzog & de Meuron
THE VISION
Establish a world-class, sustainable and accessible transport hub, at no cost to passengers or taxpayers
Liverpool Street station is London’s busiest station with up to 135 million people using the station annually in recent years. Passengers already experience overcrowding, poor accessibility including one public lift to service the station, and limited connectivity.
Liverpool Street station is London’s busiest station with up to 135 million people using the station annually in recent years. Passengers already experience overcrowding, poor accessibility including one public lift to service the station, and limited connectivity.
Liverpool Street station is London’s busiest station with up to 135 million people using the station annually in recent years. Passengers already experience overcrowding, poor accessibility including one public lift to service the station, and limited connectivity.
Liverpool Street station is London’s busiest station with up to 135 million people using the station annually in recent years. Passengers already experience overcrowding, poor accessibility including one public lift to service the station, and limited connectivity.
Sellar and MTR are working with Network Rail to deliver £450 million of station improvements, transforming Liverpool Street station into a world-class, accessible transport hub. The £1.5 billion project will support the City of London Corporation’s Destination City ambitions by creating a landmark seven-days-a-week destination, comprising a new retail and leisure hub for visitors, passengers and the local community.
The project will be delivered at no cost to passengers or the taxpayer through the construction of a new office building and hotel on top of the existing station concourse, its entrances and the existing Andaz Hotel.
Sellar and MTR are working with Network Rail to deliver £450 million of station improvements, transforming Liverpool Street station into a world-class, accessible transport hub. The £1.5 billion project will support the City of London Corporation’s Destination City ambitions by creating a landmark seven-days-a-week destination, comprising a new retail and leisure hub for visitors, passengers and the local community.
The project will be delivered at no cost to passengers or the taxpayer through the construction of a new office building and hotel on top of the existing station concourse, its entrances and the existing Andaz Hotel.
THE APPROACH
Protecting the station's heritage
The existing building will be sensitively and sustainably adapted so it connects to an improved concourse and new public realm. This approach will allow historic rooms, including the masonic temples and ballroom to be more accessible to the public, providing unique meeting, leisure and exhibition spaces.
The historic elements and façade of the Grade II* listed Andaz hotel, which originally opened as the Great Eastern hotel in 1884, will be retained and sensitively restored and the original Victorian train sheds will not be part of the development and will be retained unaltered.
Our approach prioritises protecting and enhancing the heritage elements of both the Andaz Hotel and of the station itself. The original Victorian railway sheds will not be touched but will be celebrated by opening up new views to and through them.
JAMES SELLAR
CEO
THE DESIGN
Innovative designs will transform connectivity, creating a new integrated urban environment
Project architects Herzog & de Meuron’s innovative design, uses the space above the 1990s’ elements of the station to efficiently reduce the existing footprint, while retaining local and street level views by visually setting back the commercial building comfortably from the historic façades of the Andaz Hotel. The office accommodation will provide up to 71,000 sq ft of space per floor and will have access to collaborative spaces, including external terraces and large balconies on every floor.
The proposed design also includes the creation of 1.5 acres of public realm in and around the station building, including a new sky garden, which will include a heated swimming pool, sports court and rooftop café, all with views over the City and to St Pauls and open to the public. The public realm has been designed to offer the community new amenities that don’t currently exist.
THE PROJECT
Ensuring an accessible gateway to the City
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