Elizabeth line route map and full list of Crossrail stations

Transport for London has confirmed that the Elizabeth line will open on 24 May, 2022 following years of delays. The new Tube and Crossrail will start service – subject to safety checks – just in time for the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations.

The Elizabeth line will run through the centre of London, spreading out to four peripheral London locations – Reading, Heathrow, Shenfield in Essex and Abbey Wood, south-east London.

Described by TfL as “one of the most complex digital railways in the world,” the new line combines pioneering technology and design to help serve central London and commuter towns.

Elizabeth line journey times

Crossrail service will start with 12 trains an hour (one train every 5 minutes) running between Paddington and Abbey Wood from 6.30am to 11pm, Monday to Saturday.

The line will not run on Sundays, however this will change in the autumn. A special service will operate on Sunday 5 June, 2022 between 8am and 10pm to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

The full line should open by autumn 2022.

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Elizabeth line map

TfL has released an official map showing the route of the new Elizabeth line. For a full high-resolution map click here.

Elizabeth line timetable

• The Elizabeth line will cut journey times from Abbey Wood, south-east London, to Paddington by almost half to 29 minutes.
• Journeys between Liverpool Street and Woolwich will also be halved to 15 minutes.
• Trips between Farringdon and Canary Wharf will take 10 minutes, instead of 24.

Other example journey times:

• Bond Street to Liverpool Street: Seven minutes
• Woolwich to Farringdon: 14 minutes
• Paddington to Canary Wharf: 17 minutes

East section journey times (autumn 2022)

• Stratford to Bond Street: 15 minutes
• Romford to Liverpool Street: 27 minutes

West section journey times (autumn 2022)

• Tottenham Court Road to Ealing Broadway: 13 minutes
• Paddington to Slough: 26 minutes

Full list of Crossrail stations

The new Crossrail line will cover 41 stations, not in order:

• 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