Elizabeth’s new £ 18.9 billion line has finally opened after numerous delays and failures, first signed in 2007 by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Transport enthusiasts hailed the “important event” as hundreds lined up from the early hours of the morning on the first train in central London.
The Elizabeth Line, built on the Crossrail project, stretches from Reading in Berkshire and Heathrow Airport in west London to Abbey Wood and Shenfield in Essex.
But how much do the tariffs cost?
How much does Crossrail cost compared to Tube
Fares on the Elizabeth Line coincide with metro prices in most of London, with journeys in zones 1-6 costing the same as paid metro tickets.
Travel to Heathrow is an exception, with a ticket price to Paddington costing £ 10.70 outside peak hours and £ 12.70 during peak hours. However, this is less than half the price of the current standard fare of £ 27 on the 15-minute Heathrow Express.
TfL tariff limits, you can pay a maximum of £ 14.10 per day, so any additional costs incurred after a transfer from Heathrow will be limited.
According to the London Council’s website, Freedom Pass holders will be able to use their passes from 9 am on weekdays and on weekends and public holidays along the entire Elizabeth Line to Reading.
Disabled pass holders will also be able to use their passes for the entire Elizabeth line to Reading inclusive.
Where does the Elizabeth Line pass?
The Crossrail line will initially run from Paddington to Abbey Road before continuing in the fall (Image: TfL)
TfL has released an official map showing the route of the Elizabeth Line. For a full high resolution map, click here.
The new central section, which consists of ten stations, runs through tunnels from Paddington in west London to Abbey Wood.
It will initially close on Sunday – except for the platinum anniversary weekend – to allow for further testing and software updates.
The ten new stations are:
- Paddington
- Bond Street (Opens later this year)
- Tottenham Court Road
- Faringdon
- Liverpool Street
- Whitechapel
- Canary Wharf
- Custom House
- Woolwich
- Abby Wood
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Travel times
- The Elizabeth Line will reduce travel time from Abbey Wood, south-east London, to Paddington by almost half to 29 minutes.
- Travel between Liverpool Street and Woolwich will also be halved to 15 minutes.
- The journey between Faringdon and Canary Wharf will take 10 minutes instead of 24.
Other sample travel times:
- Bond Street to Liverpool Street: Seven minutes
- Uluich to Faringdon: 14 minutes
- Paddington to Canary Wharf: 17 minutes
Time to travel in the east (autumn 2022)
- Stratford to Bond Street: 15 minutes
- Romford to Liverpool Street: 27 minutes
Travel time in the western part (autumn of 2022)
- Tottenham Court Road to Ealing Broadway: 13 minutes
- Paddington to Slough: 26 minutes
Where to change the train
There are a total of 41 stations on the Elizabeth Line, which currently operates on three separate lines: Reading to Paddington, Paddington to Abbey Wood and Liverpool Street to Shenfield.
Today we saw the opening of the Paddington section to Abbey Wood, which means that all parts of the network are working, but not yet connected.
Shifting to Paddington or Liverpool Street, you can switch between different parts of the line and access each station.
TfL says the three sections should be directly linked by the autumn of 2022.
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