Say hello to the Elizabeth Line, London’s latest tube extension which Andy Byford, Transport for London’s (TfL) commissioner, has said is “truly transformative and fully accessible”, and has “incredibly quick journey times” and “beautiful, spacious, modern surroundings”.
In construction for over a decade, TfL has finally launched the passenger service which travels between 10 new London stations from Paddington to Abbey Wood. The service uses Class 345 trains, that traverse the new tunnels under central London, with 24 trains per hour currently operating.
Farringdon, one of the ten newly built stations, is expected to be the UK’s busiest and became the first Crossrail station to be handed over to TfL back in March 2021. It connects the London Underground with Thameslink to provide links with outer London, the home counties, the City, Canary Wharf, and three of London’s five airports.
E&T took a tour around the development before its grand opening...