MCRRRS Upgrade 2021

was the Act of Upgrading the Aging MCRRRS lines.

In febuary 2021, the contract to upgrade MCRRRS was awarded to London Construction Group.

It Included:

Upgrading of the Stone Platforms in City Station;

Electrifcation of all Non Powered Rails

Demolisment of Nine Elms (MCRRRS) Halt and a New Station to be Built on the site with Platforms 6 and 7 Becoming part (1 and 2 Piccadilly, 3-4 Northern Line, 5 Central)

Double Tracking all Single Tracked Train Lines

Building Platform 4 at City Station to Serve Out-Going Trains to Highbury Goods Yard

Creating a Link between Balham and Brixton - City Branch to City - Highbury Via Nine Elms Branch to Allow Trains to run without having to change (These Trains call at Platforms 3 and 4 of City Station.

Construction

Double Tracking the Line Resulting in the Entire Network Being Shut

Some old Track was Reused (Example: Nine Elms Track was Reused for to Highbury Trains while a New track to City from Highbury was Build.

Balham station, due to Space, remains single tracked