Years late, London’s ‘game-changer’ subway line set to open
2 years, 10 months ago

Years late, London’s ‘game-changer’ subway line set to open

Associated Press  

LONDON — Andy Byford points out the cathedral-like ceiling, the crystal-clear acoustics, the “pureness of the aesthetic” that surrounds him. The head of London’s public transport system is rhapsodizing about a subway station — part of a new line he says will be “the envy of the world” when it opens this month. “It really gives people a sense of grandeur, but there is also a sense of calm,” said Byford as he showed journalists around Liverpool Street Station on London’s gleaming new east-west Elizabeth Line, due to open on May 24. “What could be a greater symbol of London’s emergence from COVID than this spectacular railway?” Yet there’s a question mark over whether London still needs the Elizabeth Line. “Its entire economic case was very heavily predicated on the continued growth of the economy of central London.” Britain’s biggest infrastructure project for decades, the new line involved digging 26 miles of new tunnels under Europe’s biggest city — uncovering 68,000-year-old mammoth bones, Roman ruins and the skeletons of medieval plague victims along the way.

London City Station Britain Elizabeth Crossrail Byford Line Opens  late  line  opens  gamechanger  station  underground  london  subway  transport  elizabeth  byford  city  set  londons  open

History of this topic

Elizabeth line becomes single busiest railway service in the UK with 500 million journeys
2 months ago

Elizabeth line becomes single busiest railway service in the UK with 500 million journeys

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Transport for London has revealed that the Elizabeth line has completed more than 500 million passenger …

Elizabeth Line in trouble: after the signals chaos, overtime ban and New Year’s Eve strike
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Elizabeth Line in trouble: after the signals chaos, overtime ban and New Year’s Eve strike

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The RMT union has announced industrial action by “control room grade members” working for the Elizabeth Line after rejecting the …

Elizabeth line to get Tokyo-style makeover: New operator to bring 'best parts' of Japan's world-leading subway to £19billion London network... so will the trains finally run on time?!
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Elizabeth line to get Tokyo-style makeover: New operator to bring 'best parts' of Japan's world-leading subway to £19billion London network... so will the trains finally run on time?!

Daily Mail  

It's a network known for its punctuality, efficiency and reliability – and, of course, the famous 'oshiya' passenger pushers to get everyone on board in peak times. Commuters pass through a ticket gate at a Tokyo Metro station in Japan last month One of Japan's famous 'oshiya' passenger pushers at Akasaka-Mitsuke station in Tokyo London Mayor Sadiq Khan poses for …

Rush hour chaos on the Elizabeth line... again: Thousands of commuters' journeys are disrupted with trains suspended due to over-running engineering works
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rush hour chaos on the Elizabeth line... again: Thousands of commuters' journeys are disrupted with trains suspended due to over-running engineering works

Daily Mail  

The Elizabeth line was suspended through London until at least midday today following over-running engineering works, causing morning rush-hour chaos. Massive queues at London Paddington station this morning due to the Elizabeth line closure No Elizabeth line trains are running from Woolwich station in South East London this morning Passengers outside Woolwich station this morning after all Elizabeth line trains …

England’s Lionesses have London Overground line named after them
1 year, 1 month ago

England’s Lionesses have London Overground line named after them

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy England’s women’s football team have been honoured by …

The Elizabeth line isn’t the only thing breaking down...
1 year, 3 months ago

The Elizabeth line isn’t the only thing breaking down...

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy I’m fortunate, …

Will they EVER get the Elizabeth Line into gear? TfL's troubled year-old line is hit by severe delays again due to train fault at Paddington - sparking travel chaos for commuters
1 year, 3 months ago

Will they EVER get the Elizabeth Line into gear? TfL's troubled year-old line is hit by severe delays again due to train fault at Paddington - sparking travel chaos for commuters

Daily Mail  

Commuters once again faced major disruption on the Elizabeth line this morning after the central section of the network was blocked due to a broken down train. Passengers wait outside Paddington station in London today amid Elizbeth line disruption London Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon, a Liberal Democrat who is deputy chair of the the Transport Committee, was among those caught …

Elizabeth Line workers to strike in new year
2 years, 2 months ago

Elizabeth Line workers to strike in new year

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Workers on London’s Elizabeth Line …

London’s iconic Tube map redrawn to show Elizabeth Line connections
2 years, 4 months ago

London’s iconic Tube map redrawn to show Elizabeth Line connections

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy London’s iconic Tube map has been redrawn this week, to reflect the latest changes to its …

Mayor hails Elizabeth line as direct routes and Sunday services begin
2 years, 4 months ago

Mayor hails Elizabeth line as direct routes and Sunday services begin

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Elizabeth line to open on Sundays and offer more direct journeys
2 years, 4 months ago

Elizabeth line to open on Sundays and offer more direct journeys

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The £19 billion Elizabeth line railway will open seven days …

Evocative newly colourised images show London Underground tunnels being built in 19th century
2 years, 5 months ago

Evocative newly colourised images show London Underground tunnels being built in 19th century

Daily Mail  

Evocative newly colourised images show 19th and 20th-century workers battling to build and extend London Underground tunnels, offering a glimpse into a different age. Another capture shows the first section of the eastern extension of the Central Line from Liverpool Street to Stratford being officially opened by the Minister of Transport, Mr Alfred Barnes MP on December 3, 1946 Men …

London to face ‘unprecedented travel demand’ as people pay respects to the Queen
2 years, 6 months ago

London to face ‘unprecedented travel demand’ as people pay respects to the Queen

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy London will experience “unprecedented travel demand” in the coming days …

Boris Trust Vote, Queen’s Celebrations, and the Chaos of UK’s Public Transport
2 years, 9 months ago

Boris Trust Vote, Queen’s Celebrations, and the Chaos of UK’s Public Transport

The Quint  

I was in the United Kingdom this month, and the trip coincided with Queen Elizabeth’s platinum jubilee celebrations. I extensively used the brilliant public transport of taxis, Uber boats, double-decker buses, subway, cycles, and flights to navigate across the UK seamlessly. The Elizabeth line joins the London Underground system that was founded on 10 January 1863, covering a distance of …

Over one million journeys made on new central section of the Elizabeth line
2 years, 9 months ago

Over one million journeys made on new central section of the Elizabeth line

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than a million journeys have been made on the …

Elizabeth line: Huge new underground railway opens deep beneath London
2 years, 9 months ago

Elizabeth line: Huge new underground railway opens deep beneath London

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Monthly Ticket is a new CNN Travel series that spotlights some of the most fascinating topics in the travel world. Crowds lined up outside Paddington Station to ride the first trains on London's new Elizabeth line. Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg/Getty Images London's Crossrail project: In pictures Prev Next But for those using the service on its first day, there were …

Elizabeth line is ‘for the country’ says London mayor
2 years, 9 months ago

Elizabeth line is ‘for the country’ says London mayor

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As the £19bn project to build a fast east-west link through the capital opens, the London …

Will the Elizabeth line improve my journey?
2 years, 9 months ago

Will the Elizabeth line improve my journey?

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Elizabeth line will initially operate as three separate railways, with a change of …

Queen makes surprise appearance to mark new subway line
2 years, 9 months ago

Queen makes surprise appearance to mark new subway line

Associated Press  

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II made a surprise visit Tuesday to a train station in central London to see a newly completed subway line named in her honor. Calling the event “a happy development,” Buckingham Palace said “the organizers were informed of the possibility she may attend.” The queen, who wore a sunshine yellow outfit with matching hat, walked slowly …

Years late, London's 'game-changer' subway line set to open
2 years, 10 months ago

Years late, London's 'game-changer' subway line set to open

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The head of London’s public transport system is rhapsodizing …

Will the Elizabeth line improve my journey?
2 years, 10 months ago

Will the Elizabeth line improve my journey?

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Elizabeth line will initially operate as three separate railways, with a change of …

London’s new ‘Super Tube’ launch date revealed
2 years, 11 months ago

London’s new ‘Super Tube’ launch date revealed

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Monthly Ticket is a new CNN Travel series that spotlights some of the most fascinating topics in the travel world. Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg/Getty Images London's Crossrail project: In pictures Prev Next May’s launch is a soft one, with up to 12 trains per hour running in each direction through the London tunnels between Abbey Wood, in southeast London, and …

Part of London’s Crossrail to open – three-and-a-half years late
3 years, 1 month ago

Part of London’s Crossrail to open – three-and-a-half years late

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The new east-west line, which is set to increase rail capacity in the capital by 10 per cent, has ballooned …

Crossrail could open three years later than planned
5 years, 10 months ago

Crossrail could open three years later than planned

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The opening of the new line, which will run east to west through central London, could now be 2021, three …

Crossrail delay: When is the Elizabeth Line opening and where will it stop?
6 years, 6 months ago

Crossrail delay: When is the Elizabeth Line opening and where will it stop?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The new Elizabeth Line is what developers and Londoners have known as Crossrail, the high-speed rail service intended to bring …

Take a look inside London's new £15 billion 'Elizabeth Line' — Europe's biggest infrastructure project
6 years, 6 months ago

Take a look inside London's new £15 billion 'Elizabeth Line' — Europe's biggest infrastructure project

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery The new trains that have …

First look at epic new Crossrail tunnel ride under London
6 years, 9 months ago

First look at epic new Crossrail tunnel ride under London

CNN  

London CNN — Subterranean London is riddled with twisting tunnels that carry subway trains, rivers and secrets beneath the city’s busy streets. London's Crossrail Elizabeth line: Work is nearing completion on London's brand new Elizabeth line, which will run beneath the city connecting east and west. Courtesy Crossrail Tottenham Court Road station: London city's transport planners hope the project will …

The impact of the Elizabeth Line on London house prices
7 years, 2 months ago

The impact of the Elizabeth Line on London house prices

CNN  

Story highlights The Elizabeth Line will open in December 2018. CNN — December 2017 marks one year before Elizabeth Line trains start to whisk commuters under London’s streets. But the line is already having an impact on the London property market – triggering a spike in house prices near the stations, slashing commute times and opening new residential areas for …

Inside London's £15 billion Underground upgrade opening next year
7 years, 2 months ago

Inside London's £15 billion Underground upgrade opening next year

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy London's massive upgrade to the existing underground system, which will be known as the Elizabeth line …

Two lines of London’s Underground will serve the after-midnight crowd on weekends
8 years, 6 months ago

Two lines of London’s Underground will serve the after-midnight crowd on weekends

LA Times  

If you’ve had a wee bit much to drink and want to take the Tube to your London home, you were out of luck after midnight. The London Underground started running all-night rides on two lines, the Victoria and Central, coming into line with mass-transit practices in New York and Paris and other party-down towns. It has been in such …

New £1bn rail route opened
14 years, 10 months ago

New £1bn rail route opened

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. London mayor Boris Johnson signalled the start of London Overground's East London route, which …

Discover Related