What is Crossrail?


  • A new railway for London and the South East running from Maidenhead
    in the West through Central London into Essex and Kent in the East with
    a direct link to Heathrow

  • Underground through Central London via new stations at Paddington,
    Bond Street, Tottenham Court Road, Farringdon, Liverpool Street
    and Whitechapel

  • 200 million passengers a year capacity

  • Main line trains carrying more than 1500 passengers

  • 24 trains an hour through the central section in each direction at peak times

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