Brent Cross blockade prepares for new MML station

OVER the Easter weekend, Network Rail engineers closed the Midland Main Line near Cricklewood to allow remodelling of the track in preparation for a new station at Brent Cross West. The MML was closed between West Hampstead and Mill Hill Broadway as part of future plans to allow Thameslink trains to serve the £40 million station.

Track and signalling work will continue over the May Bank Holiday weekends, when one of the new platforms will also be constructed. Brent Cross West is a key element of the huge Brent Cross/Cricklewood regeneration programme, which will include a new town centre, new homes and commercial, retail and leisure space.