Crossrail wants to get full line open six months earlier than planned

By Jordan Marshall2021-07-27T05:01:00

Crossrail - Class 345 Arrives at Liverpool Street Station

Source: Crossrail Ltd

Railway had been planning for entire east-west route to open one year after key central section

Crossrail has come up with a plan to get the full route open six months earlier than planned, Transport for London has revealed.

Papers prepared for tomorrow’s meeting of the TfL board say the railway is no longer planning to introduce the branches east of Liverpool Street and west of Paddington at six month intervals, instead bringing them into service at the same time which is now set to be the end of next year.

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