Construction of West Hampstead Thameslink's new station on the Midland Main Line in the UK has begun and is set to be complete by 2011.
The station in north-west London will increase passenger capacity, ease congestion and improve the interchange with West Hampstead Overground and Underground stations, according to Network Rail.
The station will be linked to a footbridge, which features lifts to all platforms.
Passenger train operating company First Capital Connect is managing the station, which is being delivered by Network Rail as part of the Thameslink Programme.
Network Rail said it will recheck the designs of the station building, where the outline design of the station scheme has not being modified.
A silent piling method will be used to minimise noise.
