Southwark station will close for nine weekends while a 14-storey student tower is built on top of it.
More than 400 studio flats for students will be created above the station, as well as 44 “affordable” homes in an adjacent block.
Developer Helical and Places for London, TfL’s property company, are working together to deliver the scheme.
Southwark station will be subject to a series of weekend closures while work on the project takes place.
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The next time passengers will not be able to use the station will be on Saturday November 23 and Sunday November 24.
A further eight weekend closures will happen over the subsequent five months.
Designed by architects AHMM, the new 14 storey tower is inspired by Bauhaus design, and aims to “relieve pressure in the local private rental market”.
Alongside the residential blocks, new shops and a shared community garden will be created as part of the scheme.
The full list of weekend closures is as follows:
- November 23-24
- December 14-15
- January 11-12
- January 18-19
- February 8-9
- February 22-23
- March 8-9
- March 22-23
- April 5-6
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