Transport for London’s (TFL) Crossrail project has cost an estimated £19bn to build, and is expected to serve 200 million passengers each year once fully operational. The Elizabeth Line will connect Reading and Essex via central London, stopping off at a number of commuter hubs along its journey.
Elizabeth Line journey times
Initially, the Elizabeth Line will only be operational in three parts. These are:
- From Abbey Wood to Paddington
- From Heathrow and Reading to Paddington
- From Shenfield to Liverpool Street
One of the line’s main stations in London, Bond Street, will not open until later this year due to problems during construction.
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What is the Elizabeth Line?
Known as Crossrail until February 2016, the service was renamed the Elizabeth Line, in honour of Queen Elizabeth II.
In total, the Elizabeth line will travel through a mixture of 41 brand new and refurbished stations.
The new stations include:
- Abbey Wood
- Bond Street
- Canary Wharf
- Custom House
- Farringdon
- Liverpool Street
- Paddington
- Tottenham Court Road
- Whitechapel
- Woolwich
Until next year, passengers wishing to travel the length of the line will need to change at Paddington or Liverpool Street, depending on their destination.
Once fully operational, the line will branch off into two separate directions when it reaches Whitehall.
One of these will head southeast and terminate at Abbey Wood.
The second will take you all the way into Essex before the journey comes to a finish at Shenfield.
