The contract will deliver a package of work that will allow more natural light into the station and make the roof resilient to one-in-10 year storms.

The contract includes:

• replacement of the life-expired glass reinforced plastic panels at the northern end of the trainshed
• replacement or repair of over 600 Georgian panels and fittings over the southern end of the trainshed and concourse roof
• repair of the aluminium roof sheeting across the whole roof
• improvement to the roof’s catchment and drainage system

Work will start this Christmas using an innovative sliding works platform, suspended under the roof spans, and operated from Bishopgate’s Exchange Square.

This approach will minimise disruption inside the station and allow the roof renewal work to take place overhead while allowing the station operations to continue as normal without interruption.

Emily Heria, Network Rail Anglia sponsor for the roof renewal programme said: “London Liverpool Street is the jewel in the crown for the Anglia rail network and our passengers deserve to have a bright, dry and welcoming station.

The roof renewal work is currently expected to be completed by end of 2026.