Elizabeth Line - Elizabeth Line Construction - B

Elizabeth Line - B
 
Elizabeth Line Construction
  • Work began on 15 May 2009, when piling works started at the future Canary Wharf station.
  • Boring of the railway tunnels was officially completed in June 2015.
  • Installation of the track was completed in September 2017.
  • The European Train Control System (ETCS) signalling was scheduled to be tested in the Heathrow tunnels over the winter of 2017–2018.
  • At the end of August 2018, four months before the scheduled opening of the core section of the line, it was announced that completion was delayed and that the line would not open before autumn 2019. After multiple delays, in August 2020 Crossrail announced that the central section would be ready to open "in the first half of 2022".
  • In May 2021, trial running commenced.
  • On 17 May 2022, the line was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in honour of her Platinum Jubilee. She was not scheduled to attend the event, but decided to attend with her son, Prince Edward, to unveil the plaque commemorating the official opening.
Elizabeth Line Route
  • Reading
  • Twyford
  • Maidenhead
  • Taplow
  • Burnham
  • Slough
  • Langley
  • Iver
  • West Drayton
  • Heathrow Terminal 5
  • Heathrow Terminal 4
  • Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
  • Southall
  • Hanwell
  • West Ealing
  • Ealing Broadway
  • Acton Main Line
  • Paddington
  • Bond Street
  • Tottenham Court Road
  • Farringdon
  • Liverpool Street
  • Whitechapel
  • Canary Wharf
  • Custom House
  • Woolwich
  • Abbey Wood
  • Stratford
  • Maryland
  • Forest Gate
  • Manor Park
  • Ilford
  • Seven Kings
  • Goodmayes
  • Chadwell Heath
  • Romford
  • Gidea Park
  • Harold Wood
  • Brentwood
  • Shenfield
The Elizabeth line runs on an east–west axis across the London region, with branches terminating at Abbey Wood and Shenfield in the east, and at Heathrow Terminal 4, Heathrow Terminal 5 and Reading in the west. There are 41 stations. In the central section, there are interchanges with London Underground, National Rail and Docklands Light Railway lines.
 
Elizabeth Line Overview
 
Elizabeth Line Service Type: Hybrid urban-suburban rail
Elizabeth Line System: National Rail
Elizabeth Line Locale:
Greater London
Berkshire
Buckinghamshire
Essex
Elizabeth Line First Service: 24 May 2022; 13 months ago
Elizabeth Line Current Operator(s): MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Ltd
Elizabeth Line Termini West: Heathrow Terminal 4, Heathrow Terminal 5 and Reading
Elizabeth Line Termini East: Abbey Wood and Shenfield
Elizabeth Line Stops: 41
Elizabeth Line Rolling Stock: Class 345
Elizabeth Line Track Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Elizabeth Line Electrification: 25 kV 50 Hz AC (overhead lines)
Elizabeth Line Operating Speed:
Crossrail: 60 mph (95 km/h)
GWML, Heathrow and GEML: 90 mph (145 km/h)
Elizabeth Line Track Owner(s):
Transport for London (Old Oak Common to Abbey Wood and Stratford)
Network Rail (Pudding Mill Lane to Shenfield and Old Oak Common to Reading)
Heathrow Airport Holdings (Heathrow branch)
 
Elizabeth line Route Legend
 
                                    Reading
                                    Twyford
                                    Maidenhead
                                    River Thames
                                    Taplow
                                    Burnham
                                    Slough
Heathrow T5             Langley
Heathrow T4             Iver
                                    M25 motorway
Heathrow T2&3        Greater London boundary
                                    West Drayton
Heathrow Rail Link              Great Western Main Line
                                    Hayes & Harlington
                                    Southall
                                    River Brent
                                    Hanwell
                                    West Ealing
                                    Ealing Broadway
                                    Acton Main Line
Old Oak Common   Old Oak Common Depot
(under construction)
Crossrail                    Great Western Main Line
Royal Oak portal
Paddington               London Paddington
Bond Street
Tottenham Ct Rd
Farringdon                Barbican
                                    Moorgate
Liverpool St
Whitechapel
Crossrail                    Great Eastern Main Line
                                   Pudding Mill Lane
Canary Wharf           Stratford
Victoria Dock portal              Maryland
DocklandsCustom House    Forest Gate
Connaught tunnel                 Manor Park
under Royal Docks
 
River Thames
                                                  Ilford
Woolwich                                Seven Kings
Abbey Wood                           Goodmayes
Safeguarded route
to Gravesend                          Chadwell Heath
                                                  Romford Control Centre and depot
Romford
Gidea Park
Harold Wood
Greater London boundary
M25 motorway
Brentwood
Shenfield
 
 
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