Elizabeth line trains at Old Oak Common depot (Crossrail)
Crossrail has released new images of the Elizabeth line, London’s newest railway, as it enters the final stages before completion.
The images have been published as fit-out of the new Elizabeth line stations and tunnels advances, with “intensive” work now underway.
The £14.8bn project to connect Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east of the capital, to Heathrow and Reading in the west has involved the construction of 10 new Crossrail stations, as part of existing stations (Paddington, Bond Street, Tottenham Court Road, Farringdon, Liverpool Street, Whitechapel, Canary Wharf, Custom House, Woolwich and Abbey Wood).
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Outside of London, 30 existing Network rail stations are being upgraded ready for the new line.
The new roundel design displayed at Custom House
Escalators at Woolwich station
Crossrail is due to start handing over the completed infrastructure to Transport for London, which will run the Elizabeth line, for testing ahead of its opening in December this year.
Andrew Wolstenholme, chief executive of Crossrail, said: “After almost a decade of hard work from tens of thousands of men and women across the country, the construction of the Elizabeth line has entered its final stages.
“This fantastic set of new images shows the huge amount that has been achieved, and gives passengers a glimpse of their new railway ahead of its opening at the end of the year.”
Howard Smith, operations director for the Elizabeth line, said: “Seeing our striking new stations take shape is an extremely exciting time for all involved in the historic Elizabeth line project.
“We look forward to opening these dynamic new spaces to Londoners and visitors when we launch the railway in nine months’ time.”
All images supplied by Crossrail
Platform level at Canary Wharf station
View at platform level of Tottenham Court Road Dean Street ticket hall
Work on the western ticket hall at Bond Street
