Crossrail boss admits none of stations would have been ready for last month's opening date

By Jordan Marshall2019-01-10T06:00:00

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Mark Wild says ‘thousands of hours of construction work’ still left to do on railway

The boss of Crossrail has admitted the £17bn scheme is so far behind schedule that none of the stations on the central section of the line would have been anywhere near ready in time for last month’s original opening date.

Fronting an inquiry held by the London Assembly’s transport committee yesterday, the railway’s chief executive Mark Wild said: “None of the stations could have been ready for December. None of them.”

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