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Everything you need to know about the Crossrail project, the Elizabeth Line route and the 2022 opening date.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. - Reading On 18 May 2022 she made a surprise appearance to officially “open” the completed Elizabeth Line, named in her honour. “The transformational railway will reduce journey times, create additional transport capacity, improve accessibility and provide a huge economic boost to the capital and beyond. It was then postponed during the 1990s, before Cross London Rail Links Ltd (CLRL) was set up in January 2002. It will start and end overground, with an underground portion running through the city centre.

The Elizabeth Line is set to stop at a total of 41 stations, connecting Reading, Slough, Maidenhead and Heathrow Airport to Central London, before heading ...

From Shenfield, you’ll need to change at Liverpool Street for now. To the west, there are two start/end points for the Elizabeth Line – Reading and Heathrow Airport. London has a new Tube – called the Elizabeth Line – opening in late May 2022.

The Queen and the Earl of Wessex will be welcomed by the Prime Minister, the Mayor of London, and Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.

Performers have yet to be named but it is billed as bringing together some of the world's biggest entertainment stars to celebrate the most significant and joyous moments from the Queen's seven-decade reign. Elizabeth line journeys in central London will cost the same as equivalent Tube fares. - What will be the impact on journey times? - What area will the Elizabeth line cover? These trains are often crowded and get hot in the summer due to not having air-conditioning. Here are key questions about the line and how it will affect commuters. - How about the stations? Meanwhile, Prince Edward was invited to stand in the driver's cab during the second leg of the journey back to Paddington and chatted with driver Carinne Spinola as the train moved. Meanwhile, Boris Johnson, Grant Shapps and Sadiq Khan also spent an awkward few minutes sitting side by side on the train. After stepping off the train at Paddington, the Earl of Wessex said: 'That was brilliant. It was fantastic to see her.' It had already been topped up with five pounds for the Queen, who famously rarely carries cash.

The broadcaster said the way Crossrail is branded fails to follow convention. The Channel 5 presenter was accused of being 'very pedantic' about the issue.

The Elizabeth Line opens to passengers on May 24. It's got to be just the 'Elizabeth'." Viewers were quick to join in the debate on social media. Appearing as a guest on the topical debate show, journalist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown said Vine was being "very pedantic" about the branding. "That's going to cause problems," he said. Jeremy Vine has accused Transport for London of failing to notice a "massive misprint" in Crossrail's branding.

Her Majesty visited Paddington station on Tuesday to mark completion of £20 billion Elizabeth Line and declared: “It looks spectacular!”

The Earl of Wessex “touched in” on his way to the platforms using a commemorative Elizabeth line Oyster card. Tuesday’s royal event comes more than three and a half years after the Queen was originally meant to open Crossrail, on December 9, 2018. It is not technically part of the London Underground, but there will be interchanges with the Tube or DLR at nine of the 10 new stations. There is now just one week to go until our world-class new railway will be open to passengers, and I can’t wait for everyone to experience it.” The Elizabeth line shows the world that when we put our minds to it, when we put our shoulders to the wheel, we can still achieve great feats in this country. Bringing life to the limbs of the city and allowing the heart to expand and contract each day as millions surge towards the centre and then home again.

The Earl of Wessex was seen catching the Jubilee Line in London and chatting with other commuters after spending the day with recipients of the Duke of ...

On arrival the Queen was welcomed by the Prime Minister, the Mayor of London, the Secretary of State for Transport and the Commissioner for Transport for London. The Earl was due to mark the completion of the line named in honour of Her Majesty, but at the last minute the monarch decided to attend as well. A spokesman for the Royal Family confirmed the Earl- who is ninth in the line of succession to the throne- was on the underground.