The Elizabeth Line (aka Crossrail) is go!

[MrCurry]

Open by Christmas?

Transport chief targets Christmas opening of delayed Crossrail project

London’s transport commissioner has set himself the goal of getting Crossrail open by Christmas, the Evening Standard can reveal.

www.standard.co.uk

Is it finished yet?

EDIT: Answered my own question with a quick Google. Answer is “Nope!”

New opening window is Feb 2022 to June 2022. What a farce.

When will Crossrail open? Latest on delayed opening date and London's new Elizabeth Line route map — inews

Crossrail, which will officially be known as the Elizabeth Line, was originally due to open on 9 December 2018

apple.news

 

[skyscraper101]

Is it finished yet?

I heard the current window is now “February to June 2022”

I’d be amazed if it happens by June tbh.

 

[Badgers]

Will it be open in time for the Festival of Brexshit?

 

[Pickman's model]

Will it be open in time for the Festival of Brexshit?

Yes, because that nefandous festival will be delayed by several years

 

[Pickman's model]

I heard the current window is now “February to June 2022”

I’d be amazed if it happens by June tbh.

In the small print it's made clear that's the year under the Muslim calendar so in about 660 years

 

[tim]

In the small print it's made clear that's the year under the Muslim calendar so in about 660 years

Yes, but remember that Muslim years are about 11 days shorter than Christian years, so 660 is not as bad as it sounds.

 

[Chilli.s]

Will it be open in time for the Festival of Brexshit?

I suspect that coincidentally they'll both occur together

 

[hash tag]

In the small print it's made clear that's the year under the Muslim calendar so in about 660 years

Wouldnt Johnson years be 666?

 

[Pickman's model]

Wouldnt Johnson years be 666?

Boris Johnson is not the beast of the apocalypse

He's worse than that

 

[Carvaged]

At least 2023 according to my friend who works on the project

 

[T & P]

Someone's heard of the now legendary delays the new Berlin airport experienced before managing to finally open, and thought 'we're not going to be outdone by those pesky Continentals'

 

[Dogsauce]

It’s going to open for six months but kind of in two sections without trains going all the way through, apparently this is quite normal to sort out teething troubles and limit knock-on delays. When that happens who knows,

 

[skyscraper101]

Bond St will not be open on Day 1

Major Elizabeth line station Bond Street 'will not open on day one'

It is still three months behind the rest of the line, despite huge efforts to catch up

www.mylondon.news

 

[Dogsauce]

They were suggesting waiting until it is open, to do all in one go, but much of the rest is ready now and TFL needs to start getting some fare income.

 

[skyscraper101]

They were suggesting waiting until it is open, to do all in one go, but much of the rest is ready now and TFL needs to start getting some fare income.

Seems like a no brainer to me just get off at Tottenham Court Rd.

 

[hash tag]

Seems like a no brainer to me just get off at Tottenham Court Rd.

And walk down Oxford St. What a delight that is.

 

[skyscraper101]

And walk down Oxford St. What a delight that is.

Or two stops on the central line

 

[DJWrongspeed]

Looking forward to going to Southall for a curry.

 

[MrCurry]

So it’s opening “within the next four months”. So is that 2023 or 2024 I wonder?

 

[T & P]

So it’s opening “within the next four months”. So is that 2023 or 2024 I wonder?

Jupiter months would be my guess...

 

[hash tag]

If one thought about this, one would imagine it will be formally be opened by Lizzie. This being the case, it will surely need opening sooner rather than later.

 

[skyscraper101]

Guess what

They need another 150 Mil

Crossrail requires final £150 million to complete the Elizabeth line

The Crossrail project is still going to require a final injection of around £150 million to complete the railway, the latest TfL figures have confirmed.

www.ianvisits.co.uk

 

[Pickman's model]

Guess what

They need another 150 Mil

Crossrail requires final £150 million to complete the Elizabeth line

The Crossrail project is still going to require a final injection of around £150 million to complete the railway, the latest TfL figures have confirmed.

www.ianvisits.co.uk

sure that's nothing to the queen, she's just pissed away £12m on her shitty second son without batting an eyelid

 

[skyscraper101]

There’s an opening date, apparently

Elizabeth Line: Crossrail has an opening date before June 30 - but TfL not ready to reveal it — Evening Standard

A precise opening date has been earmarked for Crossrail – but London’s transport chief says he is not yet ready to share it with the public.

apple.news

 

[T & P]

April 1st?

 

[Elpenor]

I think the sounds coming out of crossrail suggest that they’ll aim for during the school Easter holidays?

Edit - or another week with BH in (perhaps the early May BH)

 

[hash tag]

The levelling up of London.

A megalopolis of engineering: the verdict on London’s £18bn new Elizabeth line

Brexit, Covid, Ukraine… the world has changed dramatically since work began on the Crossrail project. With its opening imminent, our architecture critic takes a ride

www.theguardian.com

 

[Elpenor]

The Purple Elephant in the Room: Crossrail's Opening Date - London Reconnections

The leading source for independent news and analysis about transport in London and beyond. Award-winning coverage of transport infrastructure and politics alongside stories about the history of the Capital's transport networks.

www.londonreconnections.com

It’s opening soon, and this article runs the rule over when it will be and concludes that it’s still not certain

 

[hash tag]

Possibly May or possibly June then!
Are they aiming to open on the day of the jubilee thing I wonder?

 

[platinumsage]

Apparently it will be called the Elizabeth line line.