Key Facts

Liverpool Street Station Facts and Figures:

  • Serves the City of London financial business area
  • Links together two existing London Underground (LU) stations on the Metropolitan & Circle Lines, namely Liverpool Street station at the east end and Moorgate at the west end.
  • In addition to connections to existing LU ticket halls, new Crossrail station entrances and ticket halls will be provided at both Liverpool Street and Moorgate.
  • At Moorgate, a permanent shaft will house station ventilation systems, lifts and escalators. The shaft over 50 metres deep with an internal diameter of 32 metres.
  • 92,734 cubic metres of excavated material will be removed
  • 51,536 cubic metres of concrete will be used
  • 9,408 tonnes of reinforced steel will be used
  • 11,632  metres of bored piles to be constructed

Journey Times:

  • Canary Wharf - 6 minutes
  • Whitechapel - 2 minutes
  • Farringdon - 2 minutes
  • Tottenham Court Road - 5 minutes
  • Bond Street  - 7 minutes
  • Paddington - 10 minutes
  • Heathrow - 32 minutes

Key dates

  • Mid 2011 - Design complete
  • Spring 2012 – Award of main station construction contract
  • Late 2012 - Moorgate shaft construction commences
  • Early 2012 - Demolitions complete
  • Late 2013 – Moorgate shaft diaphragm walls complete
  • Mid 2014 – Utility diversions completed at Liverpool Street
  • 2017 - Liverpool Street station construction complete
  • Late 2018 - Crossrail operations commence

Explore Crossrail

9 New Stations

New Crossrail stations will be constructed along the central route at Paddington, Tottenham Court Road, Bond Street, Farringdon, Liverpool Street, Whitechapel, Canary Wharf and Woolwich.