More customers than expected are travelling on the Elizabeth line with ridership pushing Tottenham Court Road into the top five most used stations on the TfL network. Source: Transport for
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Bond Street Elizabeth line station opens
The final planned railway station for the Elizabeth line has opened at Bond Street. It joins the network as the Crossrail timetable is improved to give Bond Street access to
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Bond Street set to open by November
Bond Street is expected to join the national railway network ahead of the next phase of services on the Elizabeth line. The next phase launching on 6 November will see
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Heathrow Terminal 4 stations rejoin the railway network
National Rail and London Underground railway stations serving Terminal 4 rejoined their respective networks on Tuesday 14 June following the reopening of Heathrow Terminal 4 to normal traffic after nearly
Continue reading Elizabeth Line opens
More than 130,000 people travelled on the Elizabeth line within hours of opening on Tuesday 24 May, as people took the opportunity to experience the service in the central section
Continue reading Elizabeth line opening date announced
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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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
Continue reading 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
Continue reading 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
Continue reading 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
Continue reading Five options for Ebbsfleet Crossrail extension
A consultation into proposals to extend Crossrail from Abbey Wood to Ebbsfleet has put forward five options. Two options would extend Crossrail to Northfleet station. A third option would extend
Continue readingFinancing agreement confirmed for Crossrail
The Mayor of London, Transport for London (TfL), the Department for Transport (DfT) and HM Treasury have confirmed an agreed funding and financing package for the final phase of the
Continue readingFunding deal halts Crossrail 2 work
The new funding deal to support Transport for London through to March 2021 includes the cessation of all consultancy work on Crossrail 2, which will further delay the project that
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