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Crossrail
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Also known as Crossrail project

Crossrail is a completed railway project centred on London. It provides a high-frequency hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system known as the Elizabeth line, that crosses the capital from suburbs on the west to east and connects two major railway lines terminating in London: the Great Western Main Line and the Great Eastern Main Line. The project was approved in 2007, and construction began in 2009 on the central section and connections to existing lines that became part of the route, which has been named the Elizabeth line in honour of Queen Elizabeth II who opened the line on 17 May 20

Key facts

Rail line.name
Crossrail
Rail line.other_name
Elizabeth line
Rail line.image
Crossrail platform at Farringdon.jpg
Rail line.image_width
300px
Rail line.caption
Crossrail platform at Farringdon
Rail line.logo
Crossrail seal only.svg
Rail line.logo_width
150px
Rail line.system
National Rail
Rail line.start
West:
Rail line.end
East: and
Rail line.stations
10
Rail line.open
Paddington–Abbey Wood
Rail line.owner
Transport for London
Rail line.stock
Class 345 (9 carriages per train)
Rail line.tracks
2
Rail line.electrification
AC (overhead lines)
Rail line.map_state
collapsed
Rail line.map_name
Transport for London

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
railway line
Located in
Greater London
Owned by
TfL
Official website
www.crossrail.co.uk
Image
Crossrail construction site, Farringdon - geograph.org.uk - 2259281.jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Crossrail
speed limit
140
route diagram template
Template:Crossrail RDT
social media followers
44278
capital cost
19000000000
native label
Crossrail
Commons category
Crossrail, London
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Article · Português

Crossrail é um projeto britânico para construir novas e importantes ligações ferroviárias no centro de Londres. No momento desta abertura, essa nova seção e duas outras rotas existentes serão oficialmente renomeadas Elizabeth line, em homenagem à Rainha Elizabeth II. Em cada extremidade do núcleo central, a linha se dividirá em dois ramais: no leste para Abbey Wood e para em Essex, e no oeste para as estações no Aeroporto de Heathrow e para em Berkshire. Parte de um dos ramais orientais, entre Liverpool Street e Shenfield, foi transferida para um serviço precursor chamado TfL Rail em maio de 2015; este precursor também assumiu o controle do em maio de 2018. Refere-se a primeira das duas vias propostas pelo , em torno de um túnel leste-oeste de Paddington para a Estação Liverpool Street. O segundo caminho é a linha .

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