Additional entrance at Ilford station paves the way for easier access from nearby homes and bus stop
New southern entrance now open for customers Network Rail continues work on wider station improvements including installing new lifts
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Step-free access at Ealing Broadway station as new enlarged ticket hall opens to customers
• New lifts to platforms for TfL Rail, District and Central lines on London Underground andGreatWestern Railway services • Station improvements completed by Network Rail also include new ticket office, gatelines andcustomer information screens • Step-free access to be provided at Southall, Hayes & Harlington and West Drayton later this year The new ticket hall at Ealing Broadway station opened... Read more...
Trial running of trains gets underway on the Elizabeth line
Trial running of trains gets underway on the Elizabeth line Four trains per hour now operating through central tunnels Railway on track for passenger service first half of 2022 Tottenham Court Road station officially transferred over to TfL
Farringdon Elizabeth line station handed over to Transport for London
Farringdon Elizabeth line station has been officially handed over to Transport for London (TfL) today. It is the first of the central London stations to be transferred over to TfL, who will operate the Elizabeth line.
Paddington Elizabeth line station enters final commissioning phase
Crossrail today announced that the Paddington Elizabeth line station has become the third of the newly built central stations whereconstruction works are sufficiently finished for final commissioning activities to start.
Tottenham Court Road Elizabeth line station enters final commissioning phase
The Tottenham Court Road Elizabeth line station has reached an important milestone with construction works sufficiently finished for final commissioning activities to start, Crossrail has confirmed.
Number of trains in Elizabeth line tunnels increase as testing reaches key milestone
Crossrail has reached a crucial landmark in its journey to Trial Running and the start of intensive operational testing next year. The cross-London rail project has started System Integration Dynamic Testing (SIDT), the enabling phase for Trial Running, which sees the number of test trains in the new tunnels increase from the current four to eight.
Construction works complete at Farringdon Elizabeth line station
The Farringdon Elizabeth line station has reached an important milestone with the completion of construction activity, Crossrail has confirmed. Farringdon is the first of the central London stations to reach the T-12 landmark. This means the station is substantially complete and it is now considered to be 12 weeks away from being ready for handover to Transport for London(TfL), who will operate the... Read more...
Financing agreement confirmed for Crossrail project
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 Crossrail project. This means work on the railway can continue at pace.
Governance of the Crossrail programme transfers to TfL
Delivery of the Elizabeth line is now in its complex final stages with a comprehensive plan to complete the railway focused on the remaining construction and systems integration, followed by intensive operational testing. Crossrail Ltd is working to complete the remaining infrastructure so it can fully test the railway and successfully transition the project as an operational railway to Transport for... Read more...
