Except the top concourse still has the hoarding in place, so Iâm not sure âfully openâ (as reported on a couple of news sites this morning) is accurate.
Whoever spent 10 years rebuilding a station (much of it was shut while Southwark Towers was demolished and the Shard was built, remember, all before the âofficialâ rebuild started) and didnât include both up and down escalators from a mammoth concourse onto platforms isnât exactly a genius. And whoever put that departure board by the foot of the escalator/stairs up to P11/12 that ensures that you miss your train because youâre fighting through people waiting to see when theirs is going to arrive was a downright idiot. Passengers at the station have been treated appallingly throughout, with no clue as to which exit is going to be open from one day to the next. âItâll be nice when itâs finishedâ, we heard constantly. It isnât, really.