Crossrail

Crossrail is a railway construction project under way mainly in central London. Its aim is to provide a high-frequency suburban passenger service crossing the capital from west to east,... Wikipedia

• Other name(s):  Elizabeth line
• Type:  Commuter rail, Rapid transit
• System:  National Rail
• Status:  Unopened
• Locale:  Greater London, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex
• Termini:  West: Heathrow airport and Reading, East: Abbey Wood and Shenfield
• Stations:  41
• Opened:  May 2015: Liverpool Street–Shenfield, May 2018: Paddington–Heathrow Terminal 4, Dec 2019: Paddington–Reading, May 2022: Paddington–Abbey Wood
• Owner:  Transport for London (Old Oak Common to Abbey Wood and Stratford), Network Rail (Liverpool Street Main Line to Shenfield and Old Oak Common to Reading), Heathrow Airport Holdings (Heathrow branch)
• Operator(s):  MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Ltd
• Depot(s):  Ilford, Old Oak Common, Plumstead
• Rolling stock:  Class 345 (9 carriages per train)
• Line length:  Approx. 73 mi (117.48 km)
• Number of tracks:  2
• Electrification:  25 kV 50 Hz AC (overhead lines)
• Operating speed:  90 mph (144.84 km/h)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo