# LONDON - Crossrail Transportation Project / The Elizabeth Line **URL:** \ **Category:** London\ **Created:** [May 23, 2022, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-crossrail-transportation-project-the-elizabeth-line/21320 "2022-05-23T20:38:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-crossrail-transportation-project-the-elizabeth-line/21320/1 "2022-05-23T20:38:02Z")
Crossrail is a railway construction project under way mainly in central London. Its aim is to provide a high-frequency suburban passenger service crossing the capital from west to east, by connecting two major railway lines terminating in London, the Great Western Main Line and the Great Eastern Main Line. To be opened tomorrow. > **[Elizabeth line - look ahead](https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/improvements-and-projects/elizabeth-line)** > > The three branches of the Elizabeth line - east, west and central - are now connected. > **[Elizabeth line: Crossrail complete after decades of struggle – a photo essay](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/23/building-the-elizabeth-line-london-tube)** > > After years of knockbacks and fights over funding, this amazing feat of engineering is ready to open > **[The Elizabeth Line: everything you need to know about Crossrail](https://www.timeout.com/london/news/the-new-elizabeth-line-your-crossrail-questions-answered-052322?itm_source=parsely-api)** > > Get Elizabethan! [https://www.google.com/amp/s/thepointsguy.com/news/elizabeth-line-opens-london/amp/](https://www.google.com/amp/s/thepointsguy.com/news/elizabeth-line-opens-london/amp/) > **[Elizabeth line](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_line)** > > The Elizabeth line is a high-frequency hybrid urban–suburban rail service in London and its suburbs. It runs services on dedicated infrastructure in central London from the Great Western Main Line west of Paddington station to Abbey Wood and via Whitechapel to the Great Eastern Main Line near Stratford; along the Great Western Main Line to Reading and Heathrow Airport in the west; and along the Great Eastern Main Line to Shenfield in the east. The service is named after Queen Elizabeth II, who... > **[Crossrail](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossrail)** > > Crossrail is a railway construction project centred around London. Its aim is to provide a high-frequency hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system crossing the capital from suburbs on the west to east, by connecting two major railway lines terminating in London: the Great Western Main Line and the Great Eastern Main Line. The project was approved in 2007, and construction began in 2009 on the central section and connections to existing lines that became part of the route, which has been b... > **[Elizabeth line: What is it and when will it fully open?](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-61505172)** > > Years late and billions over-budget, Crossrail finally started limited operations in May 2022. > **[Welcome to Crossrail](https://web.archive.org/web/20221229005042/https://www.crossrail.co.uk/)** > > Crossrail Ltd has delivered the Elizabeth line - a new railway for London and the South East, running from Reading and Heathrow in the west, through 42km of new tunnels under London to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east. The Elizabeth line has 41... > **[‘‘A landmark day’: Elizabeth line opens as commuters hail new link](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/elizabeth-line-crossrail-opening-london-transport-for-london-tube-map-latest-news-b1001836.html)** > **[Here is what the Elizabeth Line map looks like](https://metro.co.uk/2022/05/04/elizabeth-line-map-where-you-can-go-and-journey-times-from-may-24-16586252/)** > > Many people's journey times will be cut in half. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/4/3468fcd2d6dd24064e156be46304462f8457095a.jpeg "The Power of Construction: London's £19BN Elizabeth Line") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-80PTec_pTo) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/d/6d4374c63e44057df81a848817cf8a9dd74ed853.jpeg "The Elizabeth line - opening the new railway") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RcXq-8cOac) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/e/ae2a9ea0c571a79bbb733c8fefe5978bf1cb6dc1.jpeg "Inside London's £19BN New Railway (and its Nightmare Station)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S3J1d9BpUo) ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-crossrail-transportation-project-the-elizabeth-line/21320/2 "2022-05-24T18:02:46Z")
![Fred Mills shared a post on Instagram: "Ok so I might have properly geeked-out over London’s massive new Elizabeth Line today. What a truly EPIC feat of architecture, engineering and construction. God I love this industry 🙌 . #loveconstruction...](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/optimized/3X/7/5/7536d3b5f92d95f487505951aa4a8eeb6ab0cf9d_2_281x500.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2022, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-crossrail-transportation-project-the-elizabeth-line/21320/3 "2022-06-30T02:56:03Z")
> **[How a £3.2bn Crossrail extension into Kent could be funded | New Civil Engineer](https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/how-a-3-2bn-crossrail-extension-into-kent-could-be-funded-23-06-2022/)** > > The transport body has opened a public consultation on its Strategic Investment Plan for the South East, which outlines how it wishes to invest £45bn into ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-crossrail-transportation-project-the-elizabeth-line/21320/4 "2022-07-29T23:16:36Z")
> **[Next phase of Elizabeth line opening 'absolutely on target for autumn'](https://www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/elizabeth-line-next-phase-crossrail-24599640)** > > The new Bond Street station is also likely to open at a similar time ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-crossrail-transportation-project-the-elizabeth-line/21320/5 "2022-08-23T19:14:32Z")
> **[Crossrail | Bond Street station opening date revealed | New Civil Engineer](https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/crossrail-bond-street-station-opening-date-revealed-23-08-2022/)** > > TfL plans to run new direct links from Berkshire and Essex through central London from 6 November as well as more frequent train services between ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-crossrail-transportation-project-the-elizabeth-line/21320/6 "2022-10-25T02:25:23Z")
> **[20 photos from the Elizabeth line's new Bond Street station - ianVisits](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/20-photos-from-the-elizabeth-lines-new-bond-street-station-58287/)** > > After several months of passing through without stopping, at 5:47am this morning an Elizabeth line train carrying passengers called at Bond Street station for the first time. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-crossrail-transportation-project-the-elizabeth-line/21320/7 "2023-03-12T18:02:34Z")
> **[A plan to extend the Elizabeth line — into Essex and Kent](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/a-plan-to-extend-the-elizabeth-line-into-essex-and-kent-61074/)** > > Less than a year after it opened, another attempt is being proposed to extend the Elizabeth line, this time via a 30-mile loop through parts of Essex and Kent. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/1/f1986c3dfd4a01b6151f0ad1258da15ec907aa67.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/c/2cbc4aef276f0963a21f8639648d094b7483a3b4.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-crossrail-transportation-project-the-elizabeth-line/21320/8 "2023-03-13T02:32:43Z")
[https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-london-property-prices-havering-elizabeth-line-house-price-growth/?leadSource=uverify%20wall](https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-london-property-prices-havering-elizabeth-line-house-price-growth/?leadSource=uverify%20wall) ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2024, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-crossrail-transportation-project-the-elizabeth-line/21320/9 "2024-05-25T11:03:48Z")
> **[Elizabeth line hits 350million passengers milestone as it marks 2nd birthday](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/elizabeth-line-tfl-travel-passengers-delays-crossrail-b1159981.html)** > > The ‘game changing’ £20billion cross-London line has become the UK’s single best-used railway ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-crossrail-transportation-project-the-elizabeth-line/21320/10 "2024-11-22T13:15:28Z")
> **[Tokyo Metro wins contract to operate London’s Elizabeth line](https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/20/tokyo-metro-wins-contract-operate-london-elizabeth-line)** > > Consortium including company that runs Tokyo’s renowned metro system to take over from China’s MTR in May ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-crossrail-transportation-project-the-elizabeth-line/21320/11 "2025-04-17T18:18:54Z")
> **[Elizabeth Line: New technology shows which carriages are busy](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjeww5x4vl9o)** > > All stations between Ealing Broadway and Maryland to Brentwood inclusive have the new technology. ---
**Author:** ![GentriVacation](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/gentrivacation/32/8324_2.png) [@GentriVacation](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/GentriVacation)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-crossrail-transportation-project-the-elizabeth-line/21320/12 "2025-04-17T18:37:03Z")
Wish we had that here ---
**Author:** ![Rangerparks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ea924/32.png) [@Rangerparks](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Rangerparks)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-crossrail-transportation-project-the-elizabeth-line/21320/13 "2025-04-17T19:51:37Z")
Looking at rail construction occurring in Europe and Asia is so disheartening. MTA constructs 3 stations and does nothing for the next decade ---
**Author:** ![BA178](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/ba178/32/186334_2.png) [@BA178](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/BA178)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-crossrail-transportation-project-the-elizabeth-line/21320/14 "2025-04-17T20:42:04Z")
To be fair, Metro North/LIRR has had this tech for years now ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-crossrail-transportation-project-the-elizabeth-line/21320/15 "2025-04-17T22:28:28Z")
[NJ Transit also has a “how full is my train” feature as well](https://www.njtransit.com/news-events/how-full-my-ride). It’s nothing groundbreaking. It even works with their buses. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2025, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-crossrail-transportation-project-the-elizabeth-line/21320/16 "2025-08-17T02:11:52Z")
> **[Want to know what’s going right in Britain? Come to the capital, look at the...](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/11/britain-elizabeth-line-railway-treasury-birmingham-manchester-leeds)** > > It’s a ‘can-do’ object lesson for the Treasury. And imagine what such ambition could do for the fortunes of Birmingham, Manchester or Leeds, says author Jonn Elledge ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2025, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-crossrail-transportation-project-the-elizabeth-line/21320/18 "2025-08-24T21:00:38Z")
> **[New London train route Crossrail 2 will begin construction next year](https://www.timeout.com/london/news/new-london-train-route-crossrail-2-will-begin-construction-next-year-082225)** > > But we still don’t know when it will be finished. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-crossrail-transportation-project-the-elizabeth-line/21320/19 "2026-06-08T11:09:37Z")
> **[First of 10 new Elizabeth line trains enters the test track in Derby as...](https://news.railbusinessdaily.com/first-of-10-new-elizabeth-line-trains-enters-the-test-track-in-derby-as-railway-reaches-850m-journeys/)** > > Transport for London (TfL) has revealed that the first of 10 new Elizabeth line trains being built in Derby has left its production line and is undergoing Transport for London (TfL) has revealed that the first of 10 new Elizabeth line trains being... ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/london-crossrail-transportation-project-the-elizabeth-line/21320/20 "2026-07-17T13:40:26Z")
> **[New link from south Essex to the Elizabeth Line launching this month](https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/26284994.basildon-elizabeth-line-link-launching-new-bus-route/)** > > A direct route from south Essex to the Elizabeth Line is launching this month via the A127.