Farringdon Station Upgrade

As well as extending platforms to take longer, 12 car trains, the station was redesigned, with a new footbridge and station entrances. This reduced congestion, provided step-free access and improved interchange between train services.

VVB provided a full Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) installation package to Costain Laing O’Rourke Joint Venture as a sole contractor during stage 1, and as a joint venture partner with Crown House Technologies during stage 2.

This involved all Temporary, Enabling and Permanent M&E Works, including management of third party PFIs, Infracos and Asset Maintainers.

VVB’s role extended to:

• Electrical Duty Holder
• Full Station Survey
• Full station Permanent M&E fit-out
• Third party management, including London Underground PFIs
• Enabling Works including relocation design, planning and implementation
• Provision of ISF facilities (SOR and Ticket Office), including management of a designer
• Management of a Signalling Designer and SISS Contractor
• A full station power migration strategy
• Decommissioning of Moorgate and Barbican National Rail stations
• Crossrail Enabling Works, including demolition of  two 10+ storey office blocks
• Full Temporary M&E site requirements

VVB’s scope included Permanent Works for the full station refurbishment, and Temporary and Enabling Works.

Permanent Works included installation, testing and commissioning, and handover of:

• HV and LV distribution
• Full station lighting
• HVAC systems
• Earthing
• Pumps and drainage
• Building Management System (BMS) control system
• Fire detection system
• CER, SOR, and ticket office fit-out
• Sanitary ware
• Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) and Off Line Battery Inverter (OLBI) systems

Temporary and Enabling Works included:

• HV and LV Distribution, including full Switchboard migration
• Temporary lighting
• 25kV and LV earthing
• CCTV
• Public Address (PA) system
• OPO
• Driver Only Operation (DOO)
• CIS
• Dot matrix
• Fire detection
• Pumps and drainage