The Elizabeth line is expected to open on Tuesday 24 May if testing and approvals progress as expected. Four railway stations will join the national railway network because Bond Street
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Crossrail sets out opening date target
Crossrail/Elizabeth Line will open in the first half of 2022 with services between Paddington and Abbey Wood. The first phase of trial operations is nearing completion, whilst substantial amounts of
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Politicians call for Beam Park to be funded following funding clarification
Politicians have claimed that residents of a new development in London feel deceived after the Department for Transport confirmed that it would not be funding the railway station at Beam
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Looming cash crisis for Woolwich Crossrail stop
Greenwich Council is facing a potential cash crisis to locate more than half of the £15m it agreed to provide towards the Crossrail station at Woolwich. Click here for the
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Hoo Peninsula railway goes out to consultation
A second consultation has opened into proposals to invest £63 million to upgrade the existing freight line on the Hoo Peninsula to enable a regular passenger service starting at a
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Crossrail starts Trial Operations
Trial Operations have commenced on the Elizabeth line, marking the start of one of the key requirements for opening the line to passenger services. More than 150 scenarios will be
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Thanet Parkway construction progresses
Construction at the site of the Thanet Parkway railway station is progressing at pace, with the framework for the lift shafts in place. Click here for the article
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Northern Line Extension to Battersea Power Station opens
Two new railway stations have been added to the London Underground after the first passenger train departed Battersea Power Station at 0528 this morning. More than 100 passengers joined the
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Northern line extension to open this month
The first trains carrying passengers on the Northern line extension to Battersea power station are expected to run on 20 September. Two new stations will be added to the tube
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Harlow Council backs Central Line extension
Harlow Council have mooted the extension of the Central Line from Epping to Harlow in its draft town plan. The local authority is also looking at whether the town could
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Barking Riverside opening date slides further
The opening date of the railway line serving Barking Riverside has slipped to at least autumn 2022. This has frustrated residents who have moved into recently constructed developments. Click here
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Consultation opens into refined options to improve Kent Crossrail connectivity
The number of options for improving access to Crossrail between Abbeywood and Ebbsfleet has fallen to three following the review of responses to a consultation earlier this year. The three
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Initial Crossrail services changed
The proposed services and timetable on the Elizabeth line when it launches will be more wide ranging than initially proposed. The full timetable will be achieved in two stages rather
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Crossrail 2 and Bakerloo extension ready to restart when required
The Mayor of London has confirmed that Crossrail 2 and the Bakerloo line extension are ready to be restarted when the time is right in response to questions to the
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Crossrail commences trial running
Delivery of the Elizabeth line is now in its complex final stages. The project has reached the next important milestone with Crossrail Ltd recently commencing timetabled train movements in the
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