A megalopolis of engineering: the verdict on London’s £18bn new Elizabeth line | Crossrail

A megalopolis of engineering: the verdict on London’s £18bn new Elizabeth line | Crossrail

The longest medieval cathedral in the world, Winchester, is 170 metres (558ft) from end to end. The new stations on the Elizabeth line are 240 metres (788ft) or more long, and sometimes... Read more »
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Crossrail: Canary Wharf’s Elizabeth line station is finally ready to open

Transport for London (TfL) has today (January 25) announced that the new Elizabeth line station at Canary Wharf has been transferred from the Crossrail construction team to TfL, meaning it is now... Read more »
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Rush to open Crossrail under central London ‘threatens delays outside the capital’

The rush to open the central section of Crossrail by March is threatening to delay the rollout of the line in its entirety, Sadiq Khan has been warned. Plans to begin services... Read more »
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If Crossrail opened as planned three years ago today, here’s what travel would be like in London

Cast your mind back to 2018 and you’ll find a different London, pre-Brexit, pre-Covid and pre-TfL finance crisis. It was a simpler time. As for Crossrail, things were already pretty complicated. The... Read more »
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London: £7bn Thameslink, £18bn Crossrail, £1bn for a station. The North, a series of broken promises

The united call from across the north for the Government to finally honour its promises on northern railways is needed – but not new. This time, the fury revolves around the loss... Read more »
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Whitechapel locals reflect on £9.3m facelift as Crossrail opening approaches – Eastlondonlines

Whitechapel High Street pic: Gina Gambetta Whitechapel Road is to get a facelift with new street lighting, better pavements and more greenery after the council secured £9.3m funding from the government. The... Read more »
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The huge new East London dome so bright it could blind Crossrail drivers

A huge new London sphere could be so bright there are fears the planned venue could blind passing train drivers. The MSG Sphere, planned for Stratford’s Olympic Park, is a massive globe... Read more »
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The extra Crossrail line which could link Croydon to Canary Wharf and Stratford

Crossrail 1 is still not open, Crossrail 2 has been frozen for months and yet, plans for a Crossrail 3 are still being talked about. Currently nothing more than a few ideas... Read more »
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Crossrail: The giant new ‘cathedral stations’ underneath London set to open next year

The long-awaited arrival of the Elizabeth line next year is set to transform Central London’s interchange stations. Instead of placing the new platforms directly under the existing stations at Paddington, Farringdon and... Read more »
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‘We were sold a lie’: East Londoners hit breaking point over Crossrail delays

For those who live on the Liverpool Street to Shenfield line, there’s been a lot riding on Crossrail. The major East London transport connection, currently labelled ‘TfL Rail’ has seen intermittent line... Read more »