London Is Getting Its Own New York-Style High Line for $60 Million

• London is planning to build a $63 million High Line similar to the original in New York.
• The High Line will stretch 3/4 of a mile between tourist hotspot Camden Town and Kings Cross.
•  The project is expected to attract up to 1.5 million visitors a year. 

London is getting its own version of the High Line, a popular New York tourist attraction that millions of people visit a year.

The project, led by James Corner Field Operations, the practice behind the New York Highline, and Camden-based practice vPPR Architects, is expected to be completed in 2025 at a cost of 50 million pounds ($63 million).  

Simon Pitkeathley, the CEO of Camden Town Unlimited, the team behind the planning of the High Line, told Insider he wanted the space between Camden and Kings Cross to become a tourist attraction in its own right. 

The construction is expected to take place in three phases, with four entrances between Camden Gardens, near the popular Camden Town tourist mecca and York Way, near King’s Cross station, a major rail hub.

Take a look at what the High Line will look like when it’s finally constructed, subject to further planning permission.