2. What is Crossrail?
A new railway for London and
the south east
118 km from east to west
24 trains per hour in each
direction
More than 200 million
passenger journey per annum
Spacious and bright stations
And much more…
3. Europe’s largest infrastructure project
£14.8bn funding
38 stations
9 new stations
42 km new tunnels
8 million cubic metres
of spoil
140 main works
contracts
5. Crossrail: realising the benefits
£42bn+
14,000 people
24
24 trains per hour
200 million journeys per year
6. Decreasing journey times
Current
journey time
Crossrail
journey time
Slough to Tottenham Court Road
55 minutes
36 minutes
Ilford to Bond Street
35 minutes
22 minutes
Heathrow to Liverpool Street
55 minutes
36 minutes
Liverpool Street to Abbey Wood
40 minutes
22 minutes
Paddington to Canary Wharf
30 minutes
17 minutes
8. Crossrail – delivering a railway
2012
13
14
15
16
17
Railway Systems
Stations
Rolling Stock & Depot
Crossrail TOC
Trial Operation
Civils and
Tunnelling
Test and Commission
NR Surface Works
18
18. Network Rail surface works
27 station upgrades
2 major structures 61km of track
179 switch & crossing units
1000 OLE structures, 150 km OLE
Signalling upgrade
19. Property impacts
c.£5.5bn additional residential and commercial property value
Support 57,000 new homes
3.25 million square metres of commercial office floor space
“Crossrail is more than a new rail link,
it will be the catalyst for regeneration
in key locations and a driver of
London’s economic growth; in
particular from a property
perspective.”
20. Crossrail Land and Property
Acquisition
Estate Management
Safeguarding
Development (OSD)
Urban Realm
29. Tottenham Court Road
Key dates
Completion LUL works and re-opening Charing
Cross Road – Q4/15
Completion of the Crossrail Civil works – Q2/17
Testing and Commissioning – Q3/18
Completion of the Urban Realm – Q3/18
Station open and operational – Q4/18
30. Regenerative Impact
East end of Oxford Street
2 Dean Street
Dukelease
Retail provision
Primark
Rathbone place
Oxford House
31. Crossrail contribution
500,000 sq ft accommodation over the two
ticket halls
New theatre
92 Flats
Extensive urban realm improvements
Greatly improved retail offer on Oxford Street
and Charing Cross Road
World Class design