Elizabeth line map: London Crossrail route and full list of stops

4 May 2022

The Mirror

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Elizabeth line map London Crossrail route and full list of stops

Everything you need to know about London's new Elizabeth line, also known as Crossrail, including a full list of stops and when services will start after years of delays

Transport for London (TFL) has finally confirmed an opening date for the new Elizabeth line after the Crossrail route has undergone years of delays.

TFL has announced that the line will open on 24 May 2022.

Crossrail is a capacity enhancement rail project designed to create a rail link that connects east and west London.

The new railway, which is estimated to cost £18.7 billion, will feature trains nearly twice as long as a tube train that can carry 1,500 passengers.

The opening of the Elizabeth line comes after nearly four years of delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic, planning issues and overspending.

But as the route is finally set to open, here’s everything you need to know.

What is the Elizabeth line?

The Elizabeth line will connect East and West London ( NEIL HALL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

The Elizabeth line is a new railway for London and the South East that the Crossrail project is delivering.

Although only one line, the Elizabeth line splits off in two directions at either end, running out to Reading and Heathrow in the west (joining at Hayes and Harlington), and Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east (which will eventually join at Whitechapel).

In total, the line will stretch over 100km, including 42km of new tunnels.

The line will run through central London, but it will also connect popular commuter towns to the east and west of London as it runs through Maidenhead, Slough, Ilford and Brentwood.

What stops are on the Elizabeth line?

With 41 stops the line is expected to be used by 200 million people a year ( Alamy Live News.)

Once fully operational, the Elizabeth line will stop at a total of 41 accessible stations and 10 of these are brand new stations.

Crossrail estimates that the line will serve around 200 million people every year.

The 41 stops include:

Reading
Twyford
Maidenhead
Taplow
Burnham
Slough
Langley
Iver
West Drayton
Hayes & Harlington
Southall
Hanwell
West Ealing
Ealing Broadway
Acton Main Line
Paddington
Bond Street
Tottenham Court Road
Farringdon
Liverpool Street
Whitechapel
Stratford
Maryland
Forest Gate
Manor Park
Ilford
Seven Kings
Goodmayes
Chadwell Heath
Romford
Gidea Park
Harold Wood
Brentwood
Shenfield
Canary Wharf
Custom House
Woolwich
Abbey Wood
Heathrow Airport Terminals 2 & 3
Heathrow Airport Terminal 4
Heathrow Airport Terminal 5

Here is the full map so you can see where the Elizabeth line will stop ( TFL)

When will the Elizabeth line open?

The new line is set to open on Tuesday May 24, but the line won’t be fully operational then.

When it opens, the service will run Monday to Saturday from 6.30 am to 11pm. There will be 12 trains an hour, that’s a train every five minutes, between Paddington and Abbey Wood.