King's Cross train station nearly completed

King's Cross station has entered the final stage of its £550m redevelopment, ending with the 25,000 sq ft public space outside of it. The site will include an area dedicated to public art and will open to the public next month. The 50-day countdown was marked when London Mayor Boris Johnson laid one of the final paving stones. The square will reveal the original facade of the station for the first time in 150 years. It is estimated that 150,000 people a day, or 28 million a year, go through the railway station. David Higgins, Network Rail chief executive, said the new square would be a "stunning entrance" to the King's Cross area. "It is the last piece in the jigsaw which has led to more than £2.2bn of private investment transforming the area into an exciting centre for business, knowledge and the arts of which the capital can be proud," he said. - See more at: http://www.watco.co.uk/blog/kings-cross-train-station-nearly-completed#sthash.IHqeoBh2.dpuf