As part of the nationwide celebration of 200 years of train travel, an exhibition space has been created on the upper level, next to the Leon restaurant.
The photography exhibition, created in partnership with Landscape Photographer of the Year, features 17 images of railways from around the country.
Lady Linda Reich with the Kindertransport section of the exhibition (Image: Network Rail) The display, titled Lens on the Line, is the first ever Landscape Photographer of the Year exhibition dedicated to the railway, with photographs selected from previous years of the competition.
An exhibition on the history of Liverpool Street station is also on display.
Originally created for the station’s 150th birthday last year, it has been refreshed and relaunched for the Railway 200 celebration.
It recounts the station’s history, including the former Bishopsgate and Broad Street stations, the building of platforms 11-18, Liverpool Street’s role in the Kindertransport rescue mission, and the pioneering Jazz Services of the 1920s.
The exhibition space at Liverpool Street includes seaside-style cut-out boards.
In the coming weeks, additional seating is expected to be added to the exhibition area, providing a place for passengers to wait.
Kate Snowden, head of communications for Network Rail Anglia, said: “We wanted to create a great new exhibition space where passengers and station visitors can spend a few minutes while waiting for a train or for someone to arrive.
“The photographs all give remarkable new perspectives on railway scenes, while the history exhibition will almost certainly tell you something you didn’t know about our station’s past.
“I would also encourage people to take a photo with our fun careers cut-out boards – and you might even pick up a prize.”
Charlie Waite, founder of Landscape Photographer of the Year, said: “We wanted to team up with Network Rail again to help mark this momentous railway anniversary.
“The photography exhibition perfectly showcases the work of our amazing photographers.
“If you have any spare time at Liverpool Street, please do seek out the exhibition space, it will be well worth it.”
The exhibition will be open until November 1.
Lady Linda Reich, whose late husband Sir Erich Reich is depicted as a little boy in Liverpool Street’s Kindertransport memorial, said: “The history exhibition is fascinating, and it includes a section on the Kindertransport mission, which rescued Erich from Nazi Europe aged four and brought him to this country.
“Liverpool Street station was the last stop on a long journey to safety for almost all the nearly 10,000 children who like him came on the Kindertransport.
“I’m glad that passengers have the chance to discover such a remarkable chapter of their station’s history.”
