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The Elizabeth line is a railway line that carries passengers across Greater London and nearby towns. It runs services on dedicated infrastructure in central London from the Great Western Main Line west of Paddington station to Abbey Wood and via Whitechapel to the Great Eastern Main Line near Stratford; along the Great Western Main Line to Reading and Heathrow Airport in the west; and along ...
In January 2016, the Oyster and contactless system was extended to Gatwick Airport in Crawley, West Sussex, and the stations down that line (Horley, Salfords, Earlswood, Redhill and Merstham). [ 2 ] All stations accepting Oyster card but outside the publicised fare zones (except Stratford International) are put into secret zones, which are ...
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.
Crossrail's CEO said there were 'no short-cuts' to finishing the east-west London line as costs could rise by £650m. New Crossrail Elizabeth line completion date delayed as costs soar Skip to ...
All services at Woolwich are operated by the Elizabeth line using Class 345 EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [14] 8 tph to Abbey Wood; 4 tph to Maidenhead of which 2 continue to Reading; 4 tph to Heathrow Terminal 4; Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 12 tph in ...
The line is electrified between Paddington and Langley Burrell (just east of Chippenham) using 25 kV AC overhead supply lines; the Reading to Taunton line (as far as Newbury) and the South Wales Main Line (as far as Cardiff Central) are also electrified. The line speed is 125 mph (201 km/h). [41]
Abbey Wood is a National Rail station in Abbey Wood in southeast London, England.It is between Plumstead and Belvedere stations on the North Kent Line.It is 11 miles 43 chains (18.6 km) measured from London Charing Cross, with services to central London routed via Greenwich or Lewisham, and Elizabeth line services to Paddington and Reading via Canary Wharf and Liverpool Street.
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